A review of the week's regional headlines with our region's leading journalists.

How words take on or lose meaning as language evolves, and what this tells us about cultures and society.

Mental illness and stigma: a discussion on The Point's monthly behavioral health program.

Conversations around trans kids in particular tends to sensationalize the fight over how they should be allowed to live. We hear stories of families moving, sometimes multiple times, to locations where their children can get the gender affirming care they need.

Minutes before President Trump delayed plans to attack Iran's energy infrastructure, big trades were made, raising insider trading concerns. NPR's A Martinez asks economist Paul Krugman.