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The drought is beginning to really sink its teeth into the Midwest. More than three-quarters of the nation's corn acres are in a drought zone. In Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, corn crops are burning up and its causing commodity prices to shoot up. Suburban residents are paying to water their lawns, but it isn't doing much good.

We visit the small community of Middletown, where the Valley Fire moved swiftly torching entire subdivisions — but at the same time, leaving other neighborhoods untouched as it swept through.

As their hometown is freed from ISIS, Yazidis remain wary of returning and of their future in Iraq. Thousands of their men and women are still missing or were killed by the extremist group.

The French writer Pascal Garnier, who died in 2010, wrote more than 30 children's books, but he's best known for a series of acclaimed novels. Critic John Powers reviews the newly translated Boxes.

Jeff Wysaski talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about his Tumblr, Obvious Plant, where he posts photos of mischief like his latest prank: fake Black Friday ads that he tacked to a bulletin board at Target.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Dina Temple-Raston about the latest news in the investigation and case against the accused Boston Marathon bomber.

The new show, which focuses on a vigilante programmer, has gotten some rave reviews from real-life hackers. But the show's creator, Sam Esmail, says he wasn't inspired by any individuals in the news.

A dozen Guard units now pilot drones for missions here and abroad. Some are lobbying for increased use of the unmanned aircraft in the U.S., but critics have raised privacy concerns.

Conservation groups want a judge to shoot down the return of bear hunting in Florida and to halt the pending sale of bear-hunting permits. With permits...

ICE is again changing the way it handles mothers and children who come here illegally, beginning to release most of them instead of detaining them in controversial "family-friendly" jails.