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The Songwriters Hall of Fame gives Jimmy Webb the Johnny Mercer Award for "a history of outstanding creative works." Among his classics: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Galveston" and "Wichita Lineman." NPR's Scott Simon offers an appreciation.

A car bombing at a nightclub in Bogota, Colombia, kills at least 30 people and injures more than 150. Authorities blame the leftist insurgent group known as the FARC, but there are doubts in some circles. Security at the club was tight and the attack was sophisticated. Hear NPR's Martin Kaste and NPR's Jacki Lyden.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about tomorrow's NBA All-Star Game in which superstars Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal will both start the game on the bench.

Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Tom Goldman about the triumphs and troubles that have occupied the United States Olympic Committee in the year since the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Prompted by new information about the number of fatalities in sport utility vehicle accidents, the National Highway Safety Administration considers new standards for SUVs. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and Danny Hakim of The New York Times.

Scott Jagow reports on Takahito Suzuki, the first Japanese-born pro hockey player in the United States. He plays for the Charlotte Checkers, a minor league team in North Carolina.

Western businesses are flooding into China. But how do you say Hooters in Mandarin? NPR's Scott Simon tours Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown with China scholar Minxin Pei of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Pei explains a few of the Mandarin expressions used to describe American businesses. Hooters presents a particular challenge.

Richard Blomberg, who spent 15 years on NASA's Aerospace Safety Board, raised concerns nearly a year ago about the safety of future shuttle flights. The forecast now appears prescient, but Blomberg says he did not expect disaster to strike so soon. He speaks to NPR's Scott Simon.

NPR's Scott Simon reads letters from listeners about his interview two weeks ago with Dame Edna Everage, and mentions an npr.org Valentine's Day offer in partnership with "Annoying Music" man Jim Nayder.

Many Pakistani men are trying to leave the United States for Canada to avoid a Feb. 21 deadline to register with the American INS. Some with legal papers say they fear being wrongly detained. But Canada is refusing entry to many. Hear North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann and NPR's Jacki Lyden.