/tags/weekend-edition-saturday Weekend Edition Saturday en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT /2024-12-28/trump-asks-the-supreme-court-to-pause-tiktok-ban-set-to-go-into-effect-in-january President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high court. The case is over whether the ban law is Constitutional. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:56 GMT /2024-12-28/trump-asks-the-supreme-court-to-pause-tiktok-ban-set-to-go-into-effect-in-january Scott Simon, Bobby Allyn /2024-12-28/we-are-not-california-new-jersey-dealers-push-back-on-electric-truck-rules Vehicle dealers are pushing back on rules that would increase the number of electric trucks sold in New Jersey. It could be a preview of a brewing fight over state rules about cars. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 23, 2024.) Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:53 GMT /2024-12-28/we-are-not-california-new-jersey-dealers-push-back-on-electric-truck-rules Camila Domonoske /2024-12-28/cook-county-treasurer-is-getting-famous-for-spreading-joy-with-her-annual-calendar Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:50 GMT /2024-12-28/cook-county-treasurer-is-getting-famous-for-spreading-joy-with-her-annual-calendar Scott Simon, Danny Hensel /2024-12-28/u-s-and-ukrainian-intelligence-reveals-more-about-north-korean-soldiers-fighting-for-russia U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:46 GMT /2024-12-28/u-s-and-ukrainian-intelligence-reveals-more-about-north-korean-soldiers-fighting-for-russia Scott Simon, Brian Mann /2024-12-28/a-stampede-of-dolphins-closed-out-the-year-on-the-southern-californian-coast A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:43 GMT /2024-12-28/a-stampede-of-dolphins-closed-out-the-year-on-the-southern-californian-coast Scott Simon /2024-12-28/fda-declares-the-shortage-of-obesity-drug-zepbound-has-ended-the-results-are-complicated The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of a popular obesity drug. The implications for consumers are complicated. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:39 GMT /2024-12-28/fda-declares-the-shortage-of-obesity-drug-zepbound-has-ended-the-results-are-complicated Sydney Lupkin, Scott Simon /2024-12-28/50-words-for-snow-dives-into-all-the-words-the-english-language-needs-but-doesnt-have NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT /2024-12-28/50-words-for-snow-dives-into-all-the-words-the-english-language-needs-but-doesnt-have Scott Simon /2024-12-28/saturday-sports-looking-back-at-the-years-greatest-hits NPR's Scott Simon and Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media recap the year in sports: the ascendance of women's basketball, the Paris Olympics, and the loss of some baseball legends. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:29 GMT /2024-12-28/saturday-sports-looking-back-at-the-years-greatest-hits Scott Simon /2024-12-28/how-one-hanukkah-tradition-originated-in-european-gambling The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:26 GMT /2024-12-28/how-one-hanukkah-tradition-originated-in-european-gambling Deena Prichep /2024-12-28/the-republic-of-georgias-incumbent-president-is-refusing-to-stand-down-claiming-election-fraud The Republic of Georgia's incumbent president is refusing to stand down for the next president, claiming election fraud. Sat, 28 Dec 2024 13:10:22 GMT /2024-12-28/the-republic-of-georgias-incumbent-president-is-refusing-to-stand-down-claiming-election-fraud Robin Forestier-Walker