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A declassified CIA report about the U-2 spy plane program lifts some of the veil of secrecy about a part of Nevada that fascinates sci-fi fans. For instance, the men who wanted to turn it into a top-secret site almost died the first time they went there. That's among five things interesting details.

Half or more of U.S. households say the financial impact of the pandemic has been serious. An NPR and Harvard survey found Houston households were affected the most, especially Blacks and Latinos.

Over the past week, prosecutors gave closing arguments in the case against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, two top members of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime. Host Arun Rath speaks with journalist Elizabeth Becker about the U.N. tribunal trying the Khmer Rouge members for war crimes. Becker covered the conflict in Cambodia in the 1970s and was one of the few journalists to enter the country while the Khmer Rouge was in power. She is the author of When the War Was Over: Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution.

Contestants in the National Spelling Bee will now be required to offer definitions for the words. Audie Cornish talks to sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the change.

NPR's A Martinez talks to NYU Law professor Ryan Goodman about the historic indictment filed against former President Donald Trump. A grand jury indicted him in the classified documents case.

German women have achieved top political positions, but in the business world, progress has lagged. Until 1977, married women had to receive their husbands' permission to work outside the home.

What do stay-at-home orders mean for people in abusive relationships? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Suzanne Dubus, of the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, about the additional challenges of these times.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, expected to oversee the U.S. Census Bureau as the next commerce secretary, says she will "rely on the experts" at the agency to ensure the 2020 census is accurate.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about the indictment of the former Louisville police officer in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.

Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday amid growing fears of the coronavirus. Trading was briefly halted after the S&P 500 index fell 7% in the opening minutes of trading.