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As President Bush aims to develop a missile defense shield, experts warn the limitations that killed a Cold War system could pose similar problems today. NPR's Brian Naylor looks at the Nike missile system.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder about the evolving guidance around COVID and the tools we have to fight it.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Daleep Singh, White House Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics, about the latest round of sanctions imposed on Russia.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sean Campbell of Columbia's Journalism School about his report detailing how Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation bought a $6 million home with donation funds.

The Mayor of a Ukrainian town who was briefly taken hostage by Russian forces has emerged in France. He talks about what it was like being held by Russian soldiers and why he thinks he was released.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Have Americans' attitudes towards immigrants changed since Sept. 11? NPR's Mara Liasson reports, as NPR's immigration series continues.

The Tampa Bay Rays begin the 2022 Major League Baseball season Friday against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field.

Ancient ruins hidden in Peru's highlands hold clues to a fundamental question: Why did humans finally settle down and start to form civilizations? Join Morning Edition and NPR's Alex Chadwick on the latest Radio Expedition as he explores the lost temples and decaying fortresses of the Pukara.

NPR's Howard Berkes feels the thrill -- and agony -- of luge as he goes for a nearly 40-miles-per-hour slide at the Olympic track near Salt Lake City. Hear his tale on Morning Edition.

NPR News offers a six-part series exploring changing attitudes about immigration after the Sept. 11 attacks. In this segment, NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become one of the nation's biggest jailers.

Athletes and Salt Lake City residents are comforted by the unprecedented security planned for the Winter Olympics, but many remain worried about terrorism. Others are uneasy about the militaristic atmosphere. Howard Berkes reports.

The writings of American poet Langston Hughes reach across generations, cultures and languages. Celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday Friday -- and a granddaughter's discovery of Hughes' work in an elementary school textbook -- inspired this essay for Morning Edition by NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor.

On Sept. 11, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police force lost 37 officers at Ground Zero -- more than any police force in a single incident in U.S. history. Six months later, NPR's Chris Arnold reports for All Things Considered that some officers are still struggling -- both at home and on the job -- to put their lives back together.

The common image of a barbershop quartet is of white men singing four-part harmony, but the musical form actually emerged from the barbershops and street corners of African-American neighborhoods. In the latest segment of NPR's Present at the Creation series, Jim Wildman reports on the roots and styles of barbershop for Morning Edition.

On Morning Edition: National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and NPR's Juan Williams talk about the prospects for Middle East peace, the administration's plans for dealing with Iraq, and the growing global perception of U.S. unilateralism in the war on terror.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with music writer Sue Steward about her book, The Rough Guide to Latin: 100 Essential CD's. It picks music from Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, Mexico and more, giving a nice overview of Latin music, how it evolved, and what to buy at the music store. (8:00) The Rough Guide To Latin: 100 Essential CD's, edited by Sue Steward is published by Rough Guides, ISBN # 1858287332.

Six months after the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, morale is high among construction workers and the rebuilding job is progressing faster than expected. Outside the site, a small shrine commemorates the victims of the terrorist attack. For All Things Considered , NPR's Emily Harris describes the scene in words and pictures.

Emergency contraception could prevent millions of unplanned pregnancies every year in the United States. But few women know about the so-called morning-after pill, which can prevent pregnancy up to several days after sex. NPR's Richard Knox reports for Morning Edition.

J.S. Bach wasn't always the stodgy old man seen in his most famous portrait. On Morning Edition, commentator Miles Hoffman discusses Bach's passions -- in life and music -- with host Bob Edwards.

Seventeen years ago, musician and historian Henry Sapoznik made the discovery of a lifetime in a musty storeroom: records of Yiddish radio shows from the 1930s and '40s. That find sparked the Yiddish Radio Project, a series that begins March 19. Get a preview, and learn the Yiddish word of the day.

She sings the jingles from many familiar TV ads and provides backup vocals for hundreds of Nashville studio recordings. Brahms and bluegrass, too. Kathy Chiavola's most recent release, From Where I Stand, is a tribute to her late partner in music and in life, Randy Howard. Host Lisa Simeone visits with Chiavola Saturday on Weekend All Things Considered. (12:15)

There's renewed concern in the United States about dependence on oil from the Middle East. There is still oil under American soil. It isn't enough to run the country, but combined with oil outside OPEC's control, it may be enough to reduce reliance on Persian Gulf producers. In Part Two of All Things Considered's oil series, NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on some of the people trying to squeeze out a few more drops of domestic oil.

In Part Three of All Things Considered's oil series, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on whether conservation could be a way to lessen the U.S. reliance on Middle East oil. It's possible, but are Americans willing to do it?

Robert Siegel and Susan Stamberg chronicle the large and small changes in the lives of Americans since the terrorist attacks and reflect on the places and venues in which the change has shown itself. (2:45)