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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the praise that President Trump heaps on authoritarian leaders.

Squatters have taken over the London home of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam. The eight-bedroom house is in an expensive suburb of London and has its own indoor swimming pool. The squatters say they have occupied it as a gesture of solidarity with the Libyan people. Britain has frozen billions of dollars of other investments and assets owned by Gadhafi or his children.

Tommy Ramone, born Tom Erdelyi, has died at age 65. The drummer was the last living member of the legendary punk band he helped create.

On a flight to Scotland on Thursday to meet with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church did not act quickly enough as the clergy sex abuse scandal widened.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is scheduled to make a second appearance in court in London Tuesday. He's been in a British prison cell for a week. Assange is fighting his extradition to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation. His supporters say the charges are politically motivated.

Bill reads three news-related limericks...Masterpiece & Me, BuckingHam, and A Lotta Man.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Brookings Institution about whether President Trump's "America First" foreign policy is emboldening autocrats around the world.

Three months' worth of rain fell in just a few hours, France's Interior Ministry says. One resident called it "the apocalypse."

In a ceremony at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, Pope Francis declared the sainthood of the murdered Salvadoran archbishop, the former pontiff and five other people.

Dealing with rude, angry people is not fun. But when fictional, these unpleasant personalities can actually be quite charming. Author Ben Dolnick recommends three books and three central characters that'll have you flipping the page faster than you'd flip them the bird.