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NPR's Melissa Block reflects on the results of an annual survey about what most scares Americans. The nation's health care system, pollution and another world war rank in the top 10.

More than 6 million middle school and high school students used tobacco and nicotine products this year, according to a new federal report. Most are now using these addictive products by vaping.

Also: The Texas church where a mass shooting occurred last Sunday will be demolished; Puerto Rico loses most of its power again; and pigeon racing is popular in Cuba.

Also: Kenya's Supreme Court overturns the country's presidential election; thousands of Muslims are trying to flee Myanmar; and a North Carolina group is planning a "Bigfoot" festival.

Anxiety and panic attacks crippled Simone Dinnerstein {sih-MOAN-uh DIN-er-steen} for years, despite her stellar career as a concert pianist. She tells NPR's Leila Fadel how she overcame her stage fright.

Photographer Ani Shastry won with his captivating image of deep space called "Flying Bat and The Giant Squid Nebula."

Thien Ho, district attorney of Sacramento, California, says a spike in homelessness has led to a public safety crisis.

Scott Simon speaks with independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, who covers national security, about the latest developments in the Jan. 6 insurrection trial.

Five wildly different acts debut in the top 10 of the Billboard albums chart this week, including Mariah Carey, Olivia Dean, Doja Cat and more.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix briefs European leaders on the latest findings in Iraq. Blix refuses to term yesterday's discovery in Iraq of nearly a dozen empty warheads a "smoking gun" that would show Iraq to be in noncompliance with U.N. resolutions. NPR's Guy Raz reports.