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Investigators looking into the space shuttle Columbia accident say NASA workers made safety a top priority, but may have become so comfortable with successful missions that they didn't keep track of small issues that can turn deadly. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

President Bush releases his plan to overhaul the Medicare system. The proposal includes prescription drug coverage for seniors who change to a privatized health plan, but some lawmakers say seniors who want to keep traditional Medicare should get more drug coverage than what the plan offers. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

The collection includes the late beloved actress's original director chair from The Golden Girls set and an autographed copy of the show's pilot script.

President Bush returned from his one day trip across the Atlantic last night, and this morning the White House announced he would address the nation tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The president is expected to give Saddam Hussein one last chance to leave Iraq, with the promise of military action to follow should he not leave. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Brian Naylor at the White House.

Jazz critic Kevin Whithead reviews Humidity, the new CD by drummer Matt Wilson.

As war looms closer in Iraq, growing numbers of Iraqis are fleeing their country. Many are going to neighboring Jordan, uncertain when they will be able to return to their homes. NPR's Jackie Northam reports from Amman.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews new albums from The Buzzcocks and Paul Weller, the frontman from the band The Jam. The album titles are Buzzcocks and Illumination.

Research suggests more than 1.1 million teens need treatment for drug abuse. Only one in 10 get help. Experts in the field acknowledge that effective treatment for teens is difficult to find, hard to obtain, and often unaffordable. In a two-part series, NPR examines challenges and pitfalls for teens on the road to recovery. NPR's Joseph Shapiro followed one 16-year-old and the counselor who's helping him get his life back on track.

President Bush warns a war against Iraq could take longer than some predict. Initial strikes include about 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles and four precision-guided bombs. In northern Iraq, residents flee in fear of possible Iraqi retaliation by chemical weapons. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Ivan Watson.

It was around midnight 75 years ago that Southern California suffered one of the worst disasters in the state's history -- the collapse of an immense dam that sent a deadly wall of water in a 54-mile swath to the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 500 people died, and it ended the career of one of the architects of the modern city of Los Angeles. See photos of the dam before the disaster and the ruins after the walls fell.