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A pair of country singers made history on the Billboard charts this week. It's also a big week for young pop stars, with an Olympic boost.

John talks with NPR's Ketzel Levine about plants that do well in offices. While many plants will shrivel under fluorescent light, plants that are suited to irregular care and indirect light can thrive. Listeners can follow along on Ketzel's web site, Talking Plants. (6:30)

Host Madeleine Brand talks with the Tucson-based band Calexico, who try to capture the spirit of their region in music - a soundtrack to the Southwest. (6:30) {Calexico, Even My Sure Things Fall Through. Quarterstick Records, Chicago, IL: 1998-2001}.

Missouri –US SenateRoy Blunt (R) - 54.3%Robin Carnahan (D) - 40.6%Jonathan Dine (L) - 3.0%Jerry Beck (CON) - 2.1%AuditorTom Schweich (R) - 50.9%Susan…

Dangerfield died Tuesday at the age of 82. He recently published a book about his life, Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me. This interview was originally broadcast on July 6, 2004.

Robert talks with Mark Johnson-Williams, one of the designers of the Tickle Me Elmo toy. Johnson-Williams tells how the FBI investigated him for 6 months as one of the UNABOMBER suspects.

Grocery shelves are sagging with every kind of beer imaginable, in taste and appearance. With the help of beer expert Michael Jackson, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel take stock — and taste — of some of the world's finest (and most expensive) beers.

The McDonough County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency will open flood damage assessment centers to help those whose property was damaged by April’s…

The administration says 940,000 people signed up in February for a total enrollment of 4.2 million. The White House is hoping for 6 million by the end of this month.

Reports that the Secret Service deleted text messages related to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection have caught the attention of the chief records officer at the National Archives.