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Joyce DiDonato is a young American mezzo soprano who has taken London by storm. She is appearing at the Royal Opera House as Rosina in Barber of Seville. DiDonato, who is from Kansas, admits that when she was a child, she cared little about opera — her musical world revolved around Shaun Cassidy and Billy Joel.

Job cuts and plant closings are in the cards for Ford Motor Company, which announces a major restructuring plan Monday. The automaker is attempting to regain its footing in a highly competitive market.

Mozart's wild ride from child prodigy to accomplished composer was fueled with strong family relationships — not all of them good. Author and conductor Jane Glover tells Liane Hansen about her new book, Mozart's Women.

At the age of 82, Johnny Grant's enthusiasm for Hollywood and the Walk of Fame is undiminished. The "honorary mayor of Hollywood" loves the unveiling ceremony and its bronze stars on Hollywood Boulevard..

Scott Simon remembers the roughly one million lost to COVID-19 with a reading of Edna St. Vincent Millay's poem, "Dirge without Music.

Melissa Block reports from Gulfport, Miss., on the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and on the efforts to help those whose homes have been destroyed.

Like so many victims of Hurricane Katrina, commentator Chris Rose managed to escape New Orleans before the storm devastated the region. But now he finds himself out of touch with his family and friends.

As the U.S. approaches 1 million COVID-19 deaths, cases and hospitalizations have started rising again, deaths are poised to creep up again, and the nation is on alert for yet another surge.

President Bush announces that his father and former president Bill Clinton will head up fundraising efforts for recovery following Hurricane Katrina. The two led a fundraising mission after the Asian tsunami last December. Bush and the former presidents met in the Oval Office this afternoon.

Family and friends last night remembered the 12 miners who died this week at the Sago Mine in West Virginia. Company officials tried to explain what happened to the miners and why the families had been misinformed about their fate. From West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Emily Corio reports.