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President Trump has been promising to launch the economy into high gear. The Commerce Department on Friday said GDP grew at 4.1 percent for the second quarter, nearly double the first-quarter rate.

Journalist Daoud Kuttab, the author of Sesame Street, Palestine, looks back at the production of a Sesame Street for Israeli and Palestinian kids and the obstacles and promise of the effort.

Voters in Malmo, upset at the recent arrival of large numbers of migrants and asylum-seekers, are turning to a populist anti-immigrant party ahead of Sunday's general election.

Boston-based radio producer Brian Bell remembers Bernard Haitink, and the meticulous approach to music that defined one of the finest conductors of the past half-century.

The Florida Gators are the men's NCAA basketball champions. They won their first national basketball title by beating UCLA 73-57. Steve Inskeep speaks with USA Today columnist Christine Brennan about the game in Indianapolis. Also, she previews the women's final in Boston between Duke and Maryland.

The death of airline passenger Rigoberto Alpizar, shot by an air marshal at the Miami Airport, is still raising questions. The FBI is still investigating the case. Other passengers are coming forward with their version of events.

The terrorist siege in Mumbai, India, has finally ended. At least 195 people have died in the attacks and 295 have been wounded.

Refinancing is not available to everyone. But those who can refinance switch from adjustable- to fixed-rate mortgages, locking money in at rates their parents in the 1980s never dreamed of. Many shave a couple of hundred dollars off their monthly mortgage payment; some get an even bigger windfall.

Hamilton's victory — by just 1.5 seconds — helped him become the first F1 driver to win on any track nine times. It also extended his F1 record to 104 wins.

Shon Hopwood was in prison for more than a decade. There, the bank robber became a jailhouse lawyer who got a fellow prisoner's case heard before the Supreme Court. Now a law student, he'll be a clerk at one of the nation's most prestigious courts. The judge who put him in prison is stunned.