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Critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire came to its close earlier this year; its fifth and final season was released on DVD on August 12. Creator David Simon talks about the show, his career, and the city of Baltimore.

Film critic David Edelstein presents his top ten movies of 2006, and also discusses the best of the holiday options.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Mitch Berman from Wichita, Kansas. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KMUW in Wichita.)

Scientists studying anthrax say they are making progress understanding the bacteria and developing new vaccines. But the field is much larger than it once was, and some wonder if that's wise or necessary.

As authorities on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. provide air quality alerts, Canadian officials continue to fight numerous wildfires that are the cause of the particulate material.

The buyback events are part of the Attorney General Office's efforts to reduce gun violence.

Town of DeWitt is looking for craft fair vendors to be added to its Canal Days 2022

John Biewen of American RadioWorks explores how one predominantly black neighborhood in Durham, North Carolina, tries to cope with a high incarceration rate…and with the steady flow of returning ex-inmates.

From "Following The Flavors From Africa To America"

A brutal wave of drug violence is ravaging cities near the U.S.-Mexico border, and governments of both countries pointed fingers at each other this week over who's to blame.