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Working towards outdoor equity involves identifying and addressing barriers that people face to access the benefits of nature. A national nonprofit in existence since the 1970s partnered with the state and is now working with the City of Scranton to solve park equity problems.

The Republican candidate for superintendent of schools in North Carolina calls schools "indoctrination centers" and has a shot at a victory.

With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, we move on to the court and the green. NPR's Scott Simon talks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about women's college basketball and Tiger Woods.

The testimony of Don Jr. and Eric Trump are part of the civil fraud trial involving the Trump business. The former president, and his daughter Ivanka, are expected to testify next week.

Philadelphia's new mayor-elect says his main priority is to clean up the city, but some wonder if his appointed police chief is the right man for the job. Mayor-elect Michael Nutter is joined by and his choice for police chief, Charles Ramsey, to discuss how they plan to fight Philadelphia's crime problem and clean up city streets.

Renee Montagne and David Greene report on the winners of Sunday night's Tony Awards, honoring the best on Broadway. Once won Best Musical and seven other awards, while Clybourne Park won Best Play. Other top awards went to revivals of Porgy and Bess and Death of a Salesman.

Not sure what to read? NPR's Susan Stamberg asked three booksellers to share their top five picks for the books you shouldn't miss — tales of con artists, grade-school spies, refugees and ranchers.

President Obama plans to crack down on deceptive credit-card industry practices that have left some consumers saddled with huge debts and soaring interest rates. The Washington Post reports that the heads of credit card divisions at 14 major banks are set to meet with the president and his top economic officials at the White House on Thursday.

Before Martin Lawrence's Shanaynay character, or Tyler Perry's Madea, Flip Wilson set the bar high with his portrayal of the sassy Gerladine Jones. She was one of many characters from the late comedian's award-winning series, The Flip Wilson Show.

Thomas Edison's music room went unused since the days when he was using it to record the famous at the turn of the century. Lately, some top names have been back there in West Orange, New Jersey, making modern-day wax cylinders, which use no microphone, no electricity.