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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Waveland, Miss. A deadly and destructive storm surge nearly 30 feet high washed away the town. Twenty years later, it's still trying to recover.

This weekend's Indianapolis 500 boasts only the fourth woman ever to qualify for the legendary race. Steve Inskeep talks with Janet Guthrie, the first woman to break the gender barrier at Indianapolis. Her new book is Janet Guthrie: A Life at Full Throttle.

President Trump wants to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Can he do that? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Columbia University law professor Kathryn Judge about the legalities.

As part of the NPR 100, Jeff Lunden looks at the creation of the Broadway musical masterpiece My Fair Lady.

Baker was one of Atlantic Records' first big success stories, with a series of hits in the 1950s, including "Bumblebee" and "Jim Dandy." She died in 1997. Originally broadcast in 1991.

Sir James and his wife, flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, visit NPR's Studio 4A. They chat with PT Host Fred Child and play three pieces by Debussy — Le petit berger, Clair de lune and En bateau — plus a duet by Johann Cristian Schultz for 2 flutes.

NPR asks Rohit Chopra, formerly of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission, about Trump's efforts to reshape institutions like the Federal Reserve.

One year before her death, Billie Holiday recorded her last studio album, Lady in Satin. The album includes classic songs such as "You've Changed," "End of a Love Affair," and "Glad to be Unhappy."

Musician Jason Mizell -- Jam Master Jay -- is shot to death inside his New York recording studio. Police have made no arrests. Mizell, 37, was the deejay for the influential rap group Run-DMC. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

Pro athletes are increasingly speaking out about mental health challenges. In baseball, the San Francisco Giants have emerged as a leader in setting up mental health resources for their players.

Today is Spumoni Day!

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) says the White House unfairly made CIA director George Tenet the scapegoat for faulty intelligence on Iraq. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee also tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice should not have allowed President Bush to tell the American people that Saddam Hussein tried to obtain uranium from Africa.