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The cherry blossoms are finally in bloom in Washington, D.C., and what better way to celebrate these beautiful Japanese gifts than with a haiku? We celebrate the delicate pink petals with poetry submitted by our listeners.

Both Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic nominee Beto O'Rourke easily won their primaries. Texas hasn't elected a Democratic governor in more than three decades.

Hank Williams' 1949 hit foreshadows his untimely death four years later, at the age of 29.

At 26, Liang Wang is new on the job as principal oboe with the New York Philharmonic. He makes his own reeds, spending hours each day hand-crafting the essential equipment with incredible precision.

National Security Council Indo-Pacific corrdinator Kurt Campbell will lead the U.S. delegation after the Solomons and China initialed a draft agreement of a security pact last month.

Tony Hawk has turned what many consider a childhood activity into a professional career. For Hawk, skateboarding is not only a job, it's a means of expression and a foundation for personal belief.

Congress is demanding answers from the Bush administration about published allegations that the National Security Agency is secretly collecting the phone records of millions of Americans. Lawmakers and privacy advocates say they're still not being told the full story about the domestic activities of the NSA.

Two years after the Missouri Supreme Court struck down a similar measure, the state's Republican-led lawmakers passed a bill that would require residents to have photo identification to cast a ballot.

The U.S. Army says it has banned the use of body armor that is not issued by the military. Army officials say any soldier wearing commercially purchased body armor will have to turn it in and have it replaced by authorized gear. Military officials said they cannot guarantee the commercial gear's safety.

Weekend Edition Saturday editor Gwendolyn Thompkins delivers the second part of her report on returning to New Orleans. Thompkins grew up in a neighborhood called Pontchartrain Park. When the levees failed after Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain reclaimed every house as far as the eye can see.