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Amid the buy, buy, buy of this holiday season, another concept has taken hold: give, give, give. Increasingly, popular catalogs and some retail stores allow people to donate practical gifts such as a dairy goat or a water buffalo to countries in need, in honor of friends and family. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Army reservist Christopher Dill, a firefighter from Buffalo, N.Y., died in Iraq April 4 when he was shot during an ambush northeast of Baghdad. The firefighters of Engine 21 say he was a stand-up guy who could also be counted on for fun. Chris Caya of member station WNED reports.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Mark Kohan, editor in chief of the Polish-American Journal, about the Polish holiday of Smigus Dyngus -- better known as Dyngus Day or Wet Monday. On this day in Polish tradition, boys soak girls with water on the day after Easter. The tradition lives on among Polish-Americans, especially in Buffalo, N.Y., where dozens of parties, complete with polka music and squirt guns, are scheduled today.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul about Saturday's mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured three at a grocery store in Buffalo.

Kyle Kellams, Sophia Nourani and Wai-Kay Karrenbauer round up the week's live music and events across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley, including St. Patrick's Day celebrations at Crysis, Some Like It Hot on Broadway at the Walton Arts Center, Houndmouth at Ozark Music Hall and more.

A volunteer-driven rain garden and a new coffee spot called Pearlsnap Picnic are the latest additions to Springdale's Jones Center this summer.

The Compass Report findings outline that average weekly wages in Crawford and Sebastian Counties dropped in the first quarter of 2025 by 2.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Overall, Fort Smith showed neither economic growth nor decline in the first quarter.

Dozens of gold and silver coins, some from the eras of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, spent decades on a shelf in the University at Buffalo's library.

George Dombek is an artist from Arkansas. This year's Open Studio, the 30th annual, also celebrates the artist's 65 years of painting.

As it winds its way to the South China Sea, the Mekong River runs along Myanmar's remote and often troubled Shan state. The repressive military government in Yangon controls parts of the state, while ethnic militias and warlords rule the others.