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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.

Artie Shaw was a huge musical star during the 1930s and '40s, but the jazz clarinetist and bandleader says he didn't enjoy the glamour and fame. So he walked away from it. Shaw explains why in a Morning Edition interview with Renee Montagne.

About 450 disabled athletes from three dozen countries are ready for competition Friday as the Paralympic Winter Games begin in Salt Lake City. NPR's Howard Berkes has the story for Morning Edition.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with music writer Sue Steward about her book, The Rough Guide to Latin: 100 Essential CD's. It picks music from Cuba, Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, Mexico and more, giving a nice overview of Latin music, how it evolved, and what to buy at the music store. (8:00) The Rough Guide To Latin: 100 Essential CD's, edited by Sue Steward is published by Rough Guides, ISBN # 1858287332.

She sings the jingles from many familiar TV ads and provides backup vocals for hundreds of Nashville studio recordings. Brahms and bluegrass, too. Kathy Chiavola's most recent release, From Where I Stand, is a tribute to her late partner in music and in life, Randy Howard. Host Lisa Simeone visits with Chiavola Saturday on Weekend All Things Considered. (12:15)

Seventeen years ago, musician and historian Henry Sapoznik made the discovery of a lifetime in a musty storeroom: records of Yiddish radio shows from the 1930s and '40s. That find sparked the Yiddish Radio Project, a series that begins March 19. Get a preview, and learn the Yiddish word of the day.

J.S. Bach wasn't always the stodgy old man seen in his most famous portrait. On Morning Edition, commentator Miles Hoffman discusses Bach's passions -- in life and music -- with host Bob Edwards.

After 17 years of looking, photographer Steve McCurry has finally located the subject of his most famous photo: the young Afghan girl whose green eyes stared out from the cover of National Geographic.

Emergency contraception could prevent millions of unplanned pregnancies every year in the United States. But few women know about the so-called morning-after pill, which can prevent pregnancy up to several days after sex. NPR's Richard Knox reports for Morning Edition.

Scott talks to Will Campbell, author, preacher, civil rights activist and friend of the late country music star Waylon Jennings, who died last month. We also hear from Beverly Keel, Nashville music journalist and professor at Middle Tennessee State University. They talk about Waylon Jennings' central role in the rebel Outlaw musical movement in Nashville. A memorial celebration is scheduled tonight in Nashville. (8:30)