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Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen traded national security secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash, and got away with it for 20 years. But a new book says it was Hanssen's ego -- more than his wallet -- that was being fed. Hear Hanssen's story through the eyes of author David Vise. (7:15) (The book is called The Bureau and the Mole: The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI History, by David A. Vise. ISBN 0-87113

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the women's bobsled competition for the 2002 Olympic in Salt Lake City. After competing in three Olympic competitions, Bonny Warner, one of the top American drivers, is making her last attempt to win an Olympic medal.

In a nondescript brick building in an industrial part of Baltimore, Md., a family of metal workers help to preserve the waning art of decorative iron work.

Host Susan Stamberg continues her discussion with singer/songwriter Billy Joel. The rock icon dedicated his song New York State of Mind to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (4:09-6:42) Billy Joel's latest CD is called Billy Joel: Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10. It's released by Sony/Columbia.

Morning Edition has this remembrance of the Beatles guitarist. George Harrison succumbed to cancer on Thursday.

After four years and more than $33 million, the U.S. Botanic Garden at the foot of the Capitol Building shines like a new jewel. Follow along with NPR's Susan Stamberg as she gets a sneak preview of the wholly renovated facility -- and the 4,000 plants at home under the towering glass domes.

Researchers writing in Science magazine report they may have found a new deep-sea squid -- all 23 feet of it. Several of these giraffe-sized beasts have been encountered in the deep -- and largely unexplored -- waters of the world's oceans. NPR's Chris Joyce reports for All Things Considered.

Two new studies are giving marine biologists new confidence they'll be able to save the severely endangered rights -- one whale at a time. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

As the Olympic flame is lit in Greece, the American designer of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic torch hopes the cross-country torch relay brings a message of unity and peace.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animals on the planet -- and their numbers are dropping just as fast. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that at a unique Texas animal sanctuary, wildlife experts are fighting to save the cat from extinction and inbreeding.