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A half century ago, a beekeeper from New Zealand and a Sherpa from Nepal reached the top of Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. To mark next month's anniversary of the epic ascent, Peter Hillary and Jamling Norgay return to Everest to retrace their fathers' legendary footsteps.

On his first trip to Asia, Defense Secretary Mark Esper advocated basing U.S. medium-range missiles on the ground in Asia. Finding a country that's willing to host them could be a tall order.

Music brought to you this week by the artists featured in NPR's Top 100 Singles!listen to this week's show: Hour 1:Hour 2:

Performance Today host Fred Child is on stage at a special NPR evening at the Aspen Music Festival. Violinist Robert McDuffie joins him for a chat, and then McDuffie and pianist Grace Cho play Arvo Part's Spiegel im Spiegel.

The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.

The Telehealth Broadband Pilot program is working to place devices to measure internet speed and quality in 6 counties.

Also: A lawsuit alleges Motel 6 shared guest information with immigration officials; Iranian anti-government protests continue; and nobody won the Powerball lotto - it's now worth $550 million!

Several candidates who have repeatedly made baseless claims about the 2020 election are now seeking to become their state's top election official in the 2022 midterm elections.

For some insight into the fighter pilot culture, Linda talks with Captain Rosemary Mariner, a retired Navy Captain Aviator. She was trained to fly planes like the fighter that collided with the US reconnaissance plane. Mariner is now a Research Fellow for the University of Tennessee, Center for the Study for War and Society.

President Bush named top White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Monday to succeed the near-legendary Alan Greenspan.