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NPR's Renee Montagne reports on a group of six Thai elephants that have been honing their musical abilities. They just released their first CD. Hear a song from that CD entitled Temple Music. You can find out more at www.mulatta.org. (6:43-8:20)

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court decision that hospitals cannot reinstate a practice of testing pregnant patients for drugs and turning over the results to the police, unless they get the woman's permission first. The justices ruled 6-3 that testing women who did not understand that the results could be used to prosecute them was a violation of the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that President Bush is on the road. This week he'll visit four states to promote his budget proposals, including his $1.6 trillion tax-cut over a ten-year period. Today, the president flies to Chicago.

The fifth and final season of the acclaimed HBO drama The Wire has its season premiere Jan. 6. Fresh Air's TV critic has a preview.

A new report by the March of Dimes gives the city of Columbus a failing grade when it comes to the birth rate of premature babies. In its latest annual…

A new book subtitled A Faaabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol tells the unexpectedly normal visit Andy's nephew James and his family paid in 1962 to Warhol's New York loft. Aug. 6 would have been Warhol's 75th birthday. Karen Michel reports.

Midwestern buyers helped spark a national increase in existing home sales during April, a sign that demand remains steady despite rising prices and tight…

There were 67.2 million viewers for the candidates' Oct. 3 faceoff and 65.6 for the debate on Oct. 16. One reason for the decline on Monday: Major League Baseball and the National Football League were also on the air Monday night.

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

With impeachment trial and pandemic response, VP-elect Harris stresses need to multitask. States prepare for violence ahead of inauguration. And, more people are charged in Flint water crisis case.