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The rock bass player Jack Bruce has passed away at age 71. The Scottish musician was best known for his work with the 1960s band Cream, one of the greatest rock trios of all time.

Officials in Louisiana are disappointed by President Bush's decision not to support a comprehensive plan for rebuilding New Orleans and the surrounding areas. The proposal, now in Congress, would set up a corporation funded by government-backed bonds that would buy and sell properties in flooded neighborhoods.

This week on the show, we hear from artists who find ways to celebrate life no matter how broken it may be.

The time has come for seniors to pick Medicare drug plans and to consider Medicare Advantage, offered by private insurers. For Medicare Advantage, seniors need to choose carefully because a second annual enrollment period is being discontinued.

NPR's Leila Fadel plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and Lance Wynn from Stansbury Park, Utah.

Brian Jones of Jacksonville, Fla., plays this week's puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

At issue in the case is the rights of a city to enforce its anti-discrimination policies in contracting against the rights of religious groups.

In the 1980s, NASA engineer Robert Farquhar came up with a sly plan to divert the ISEE-3 satellite from its original path to visit a comet instead. Now Farquhar has another big plan for his "baby."

If trade deals are renegotiated, what does it mean for globalization? Host Steve Inskeep talks to analyst David Wessel and NPR's Frank Langfitt, who is reporting from Sunderland, England.

Many of the street vendors are undocumented immigrants. Some vendors say they've lost a significant portion of their income — and customers — in the wake of stepped-up immigration enforcement.