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More than 15,000 babies have been born in Ukraine since the start of the war. At a maternity hospital in Kyiv, new parents tell of the long road it took to get them to safety.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona about the extension on the student loan pause. Also, roughly 7 million borrowers who are in default right now will get a fresh start.

Roger Wallace is living proof that much of the very best country music now comes from Texas. But this young singer/songwriter's musical influence reaches back to the traditions of country and bluegrass that prevail in his hometown of Knoxville, Tenn. (11:00) Visit Texas Round-Up Records.

NPR's Howard Berkes has the final report on the mysterious disappearance of the honeymooning couple, Glen and Bessie Hyde, on their trip down the Colorado River 70 years ago.

Ten years ago Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest as group of communist hardliners attempted a coup. The grab for power quickly failed and Gorbachev returned to power. NPR's Martha Wexler attended a news conference a few days ago, where Gorbachev talked about those days of chaos in the summer of 1991.

NPR's David Molpus profiles the new band Mofro as part of our series on emerging Southern Artists. The band's music has been described as "juke joint," but along with the funky beat there's an environmental message about Florida's disappearing swamplands. The band's co-founder, John J.J. Grey, says his music is a good way to groove and get a point across.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with first lady Laura Bush about the joys of reading. Mrs. Bush announced yesterday the creation of a National Book Festival and the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. The first lady says she is taking on the problem of aliteracy -- people who can read, but don't. She shares stories about her own reading habits and her favorite book.

A sea creature known as a brittlestar has a natural fibre optic system far in advance of anything technology has yet devised.

Melissa Block talks to bluegrass master Del McCoury and his son Ronnie. Del McCoury got his big break in the early 1960s, when he was hired by legendary bandleader Bill Monroe to sing tenor and play guitar. McCoury started his own band a few years later. The group's current lineup includes two of his sons, Ronnie on Mandolin and Rob on banjo. The Del McCoury Band has a new CD called Del & The Boys.

NPR's Howard Berkes talks with Flagstaff author Brad Dimock about Glen and Bessie Hyde. The newlywed couple disappeared on a Colorado River trip through the Grand Canyon in the late 1920's. Some people say Bessie killed Glen, and others claim to have met her decades later on the river. Dimock and his new bride built a boat similar to the Hyde's and took the same trip down the Colorado.