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Rudolpho Anaya's 1972 novel Bless Me, Ultima is a classic of Chicano literature. The story begins for Antonio, 6, when Ultima comes to live with his New Mexico family in 1944. Ultima is called a witch, but she considers herself a woman with healing knowledge of medicinal herbs and remedies.

About 6,000 inmates convicted of federal drug crimes are being released from prisons and halfway houses. It represents the first wave of early releases as the U.S. reconsiders how it punishes drug crimes.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has canceled scores of oil and gas leases sold by the Bush administration in Utah's red rock country. The sales would have brought $6 million to the government, in addition to royalties on any oil or gas production.

Texas’ population grew more than any other state in the country in the last year, by nearly half a million people, according to the recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss headline the 2024 Outlaw Music Festival, with appearances by Billy Strings, Celisse, Southern Avenue and Brittney Spencer.

About 1.6 million tons of carbon dioxide will be captured annually from a coal-burning power plant near Houston. Then the CO2 will be injected into a nearby oil field to help boost crude production.

The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.

Rolling Stone has just put out its ranking of the top 50 one-hit wonders from the 2000s. Some of the songs might surprise you.

A shift in wind directions from out of the west to out of the north may slightly improve conditions later this week. Rain may also wash out the air.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNPR listener Calvin Siemer of Henderson, Nev., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.