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The Sept. 11 Commission releases a timeline and audio tapes for American Airlines Flight 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.

The collaboration of guitarist Phil Wandscher and singer Jesse Sykes started from the ashes of broken bands. Wandscher had been fired from the legendary alternative country band Whiskeytown, which he started with Ryan Adams. Jesse Sykes' band Hominy had dissolved around the same time her marriage came to an end. Now the two are featuring Wandscher's lyrical guitar style and Sykes' smoke-tinged voice. Critic Meredith Ochs reviews their CD, from Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter called Oh, My Girl.

Helen Hartness Flanders spent 35 years preserving Vermont's vanishing folk songs. She eventually collected more than 4,000 songs by carrying sound equipment to remote corners of the state -- and by charming residents into singing for her.

As efforts to control books continue, Nashville Public Library hopes to reach thousands of readers with its "I read banned books" card.

Both the Democratic National Committee and the Bush campaign have created new ads about Kerry's choice for a running mate. But neither ad actually mentions Sen. John Edwards. In fact, the ads are about someone who was once thought to be Kerry's first choice -- Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

In rural North Dakota, crime is becoming increasingly violent and related to alcohol and drugs -- especially methamphetamine. We follow Williams County's Sheriff Scott Busching for an in-depth look at the challenges of policing America's outback. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

Republican Jack Ryan, an investment banker-turned-teacher, and Democrat Barack Obama, currently a state senator, are competing in a closely watched Senate race that could potentially shape the balance of power in Congress. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

An increasing number of men are trading in briefcases for bibs. It's a bit of a cultural evolution, as more and more fathers find that they enjoy being involved as parents. And the younger the children are when they bond, the stronger the relationship. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with reporter Bonnie Erbe, who studies family matters.

A Senate Intelligence Committee report blames the CIA for giving the Bush administration bad information leading to the war in Iraq. The bipartisan panel concluded that assertions about stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction were flatly wrong. The report concluded that there was no evidence that the administration pressured agencies to produce false reports. NPR's David Welna reports.