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The writings of American poet Langston Hughes reach across generations, cultures and languages. Celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday Friday -- and a granddaughter's discovery of Hughes' work in an elementary school textbook -- inspired this essay for Morning Edition by NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor.

NPR's Howard Berkes feels the thrill -- and agony -- of luge as he goes for a nearly 40-miles-per-hour slide at the Olympic track near Salt Lake City. Hear his tale on Morning Edition.

Have Americans' attitudes towards immigrants changed since Sept. 11? NPR's Mara Liasson reports, as NPR's immigration series continues.

Athletes and Salt Lake City residents are comforted by the unprecedented security planned for the Winter Olympics, but many remain worried about terrorism. Others are uneasy about the militaristic atmosphere. Howard Berkes reports.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is taking advantage of the attention the Olympics is getting to explain its tenets. While trying to dispel some myths, the church is being careful not to proselytize.

NPR News offers a six-part series exploring changing attitudes about immigration after the Sept. 11 attacks. In this segment, NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become one of the nation's biggest jailers.

Ancient ruins hidden in Peru's highlands hold clues to a fundamental question: Why did humans finally settle down and start to form civilizations? Join Morning Edition and NPR's Alex Chadwick on the latest Radio Expedition as he explores the lost temples and decaying fortresses of the Pukara.

On Sept. 11, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police force lost 37 officers at Ground Zero -- more than any police force in a single incident in U.S. history. Six months later, NPR's Chris Arnold reports for All Things Considered that some officers are still struggling -- both at home and on the job -- to put their lives back together.

On Morning Edition: National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and NPR's Juan Williams talk about the prospects for Middle East peace, the administration's plans for dealing with Iraq, and the growing global perception of U.S. unilateralism in the war on terror.

Six months after the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, morale is high among construction workers and the rebuilding job is progressing faster than expected. Outside the site, a small shrine commemorates the victims of the terrorist attack. For All Things Considered , NPR's Emily Harris describes the scene in words and pictures.