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Each song on singer-songwriter Kris Delmhorst's new CD, Strange Conversation, has its genesis in a poem, by writers ranging from Lord Byron and George Eliot to Edna St. Vincent Millay and E.E. Cummings.

Singer-songwriter Thea Gilmore is just 24, but last fall she released her fifth CD, Avalanche. Her thought-provoking material reflects the influences of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Elvis Costello and the Replacements. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Gilmore about her music.

Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson dropped out of the Republican presidential contest Tuesday. He had said he needed to win in South Carolina, but finished third there. Melissa Block talks with Rich Galen, former senior adviser to the Thompson campaign.

The New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles play for the NFL championship on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. But Super Bowl XXXIX has already begun for reporters. Hundreds showed up for Media Day, an event where every question is fair game --football-related or not.

The U.S. Justice Department has subpoenaed two reporters to find out how they got grand jury testimony surrounding the BALCO laboratories performance enhancing drug investigation. Michele Norris talks with NPR's David Folkenflik.

Adidas has developed what it calls a "rounder" soccer ball for use in this month's World Cup. Goalies fear the ball will make it easier for attackers to score... something fans seem to want.

Director Tim Burton confesses that when it comes to confections, he likes "dark, bitter chocolate." His version of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is dark, if not exactly bitter.

DJ Jedi (a.k.a. Terrence Cedricks) and his cohorts host probably the most vibrant "open mic" night on the West Coast, every Monday at a small cafe in Santa Monica, Calif.

As Democrats prepare to formalize John Kerry's presidential nomination in Boston this week, the race between the Massachusetts senator and President Bush continues to be a close one, according to the latest NPR poll. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

When Betty Nash started in 1957, one of her favorite routes — New York to D.C. — cost just $12. This fall, the 86-year-old will count 65 years of securing passenger safety.