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Listeners respond to the passing of Kermit Love, the man who helped create Big Bird's costume on Sesame Street, and on how Montgomery County, Md., schools are dealing with the high cost of fuel.

From singing with seagulls and imitating sirens to bowing a warm note on the cello, musicians like Yo-Yo Ma, Flora Purim and Lawrence Brownlee have warm-up routines as distinctly different as the music they make.

The South Carolina Republican primary has consistently foretold the party's nomination since 1980, and often sets the tone for voting in other Southern states. The GOP field is also wide open this year, now that the party's three significant contests have been won by three different candidates.

Listeners respond to the story on 23-year-old Morgan Oliver, who is having trouble finding a job despite having a college degree.

400 years of poems, essays and stories about coming to America, edited by Ilan Stavans.

Producer David Harvey's new bluegrass album pays tribute to British '70s pop icons The Moody Blues. Bluegrass stars from Tim O'Brien and Alison Krauss to Stuart Duncan and Aubrey Haynie interpret "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band" and "Nights in White Satin," among others. Hear NPR's Steve Munro.

President Bush says George Tenet has resigned as CIA director for "personal reasons" and will leave the spy agency next month. Tenet has been under intense fire for intelligence failures in Iraq. His deputy will lead the agency temporarily until a successor is found. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

As part of the company's goal to reduce waste by 50% by 2030, customers will be able to bring a reusable cup to get their drinks by the end of next year.

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

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill suspending normal trade relations with the countries, another move to squeeze them economically in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.