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Soap Lake, Washington, seeks a tourist attraction, and some townsfolk think a big blast from the psychedelic past might be just the thing to propel the town into the future.

If today's claim of a cloned baby turns out to be a hoax, it won't be the first time. Twenty-four years ago, journalist David Rorvik published a highly publicized book that claimed a reclusive millionaire had assembled a team that cloned a human. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Some people spy for money, some for ideology, and others just for adventure. But no one is sure why former FBI counter-intelligence specialist Robert Hanssen may have volunteered to betray U.S. intelligence secrets to the Russians. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on his possible motivations.

-- As part of the series, `The End of Life: Exploring Death in America,' NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor tells how she and her eight-year-old grandson, Oscar, tried to come to terms with the loss of his father in a car crash.

The Libertines are Britain's hottest dysfunctional band, and their music is produced by the Clash's Mick Jones. New Musical Express called them the most important band of its generation. Yet theirs is a troubled story — of breakups, break-ins, and drug addiction. From London, Matt Cowan reports.

One of the most critically acclaimed rock CDs of 2004 is the full-length debut by Arcade Fire. The Montreal band calls the album Funeral. The musicians dedicated it to departed family members — including a popular bandleader from the 1940s. WHYY's Joel Rose reports.

Host Steve Inskeep speaks with Jazz musician, Eddie Palmieri, about his new CD Listen Here! which celebrates Palmieri's 50 years as a professional musician.

On World Cafe, NPR's Ann Powers highlights Americana's diversity in her picks from the festival.

The German government has announced a $65 billion dollar relief package to help citizens facing soaring inflation and surging energy costs as Russia cuts off its gas supplies to Europe.

Guy Raz speaks with Walter Mossberg, personal technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal, about where Steve Jobs' legacy fits in the pantheon of innovators. He says Jobs was more than a brilliant inventor and businessman: His legacy is closest to that of Henry Ford, who found a way to bring game-changing technology to the masses.