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NPR's Scott Simon reads W.H. Auden's "September, 1, 1939," a poem that resonates with the smoke and destruction witnesses in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

In a new memoir, former Attorney General William Barr is defending his time in office. He says he refuted Trump's lies about the election, but blames progressives for dividing the country.

The fight by an Indian reality television star to get websites to erase his driving under the influence arrest recalls a larger movement to be forgotten.

One week after the Uvalde killings, we hear poet Amanda Gorman. She shares the power of poetry and a new poem.

Two new movies, The Lake House and Wordplay, take different paths to tricky subjects. One is about playing with time, the other about playing with words.

As residents of New Orleans returned to their neighborhoods, now drying out after Hurricane Katrina, bells rang out for the first time in a month today at the city's St. Louis Cathedral.

From member station WMUB, Gary Scott reports on reaction to the president's speech Tuesday night at a Veterans of Foreign War chapter in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio.

Tour de France champion Floyd Landis has tested positive for high levels of testosterone, according to a statement from his cycling team, Phonak. The test was reportedly conducted after Landis' comeback victory in the 17th stage. If the result is confirmed, Landis could lose his title.

AIDS adds to an orphan crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet concerns from trafficking to cultural differences make it hard for outsiders to adopt. The story of two children in Nigeria illustrates the issue.

On his latest CD, Ry Cooder recounts hardships of the Dust Bowl migration through the story of a "red" cat named Buddy and his two traveling buddies. The story was inspired by a real feline who slept in a suitcase.