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Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida. Israel's prime minister to address the U.N. General Assembly. Sudan's army launches an offensive in Khartoum in a bid to regain the capital.

There are some songs that are synonymous with - or are perhaps more famous than - the movies they accompany.

Iran remains on the sidelines as Israel-Hezbollah fight intensifies. Government watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco. Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for 1998 murder he said he didn’t commit.

Carl reads descriptions of three new TV shows based on the week's news, and a caller has to guess what they're about: Bye-Bye Billions, Hello Billions, and Virtue and Vice.

In our sixth annual obituary show, we remember extraordinary people whose deaths didn't make headlines, but whose lives made indelible impact. Talk of the Nation reached out to colleagues and friends at NPR who responded with personal stories about the people who inspired them.

Like many parents, Judy Avrin didn't fully understand the gravity of bulimia, until she lost her daughter Melissa. To help shed light on the disorder, Avrin helped make a documentary inspired by her daughter's journal entries. Avrin speaks with guest host Jacki Lyden about the film Someday Melissa.

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In the first of a series of conversations about the case, host Michel Martin sits down with Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute. Cannon opposes the law and his group has filed four briefs with the high court, arguing that key parts of the measure are unconstitutional.

"Perception," a new TV show on TNT, stars Eric McCormack as an eccentric neuroscience professor who helps the FBI solve crimes between teaching classes. Series co-creator and executive producer Ken Biller describes the show, and explains how the writers work to get the science right.

Last week's movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado is raising questions about America's gun laws and gun culture. Host Michel Martin speaks with Paul Barrett, author of the book, "Glock: The Rise of America's Guns." They discuss whether this mass shooting has the potential to change public opinion and laws about guns in the United States.

Immigration remains an intense political debate and a point of contention between Mexico and the U.S. Jorge Castaneda, Mexico's former foreign minister, and Douglas S. Massey, founder and co-director of the Mexican Migration Project, argue that now is the time to solve it "peacefully and quietly."