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Legendary jazz singer Abbey Lincoln has been hailed by one critic as the "Last Great Diva", and says herself that she sings in the tradition of Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday.

The federal government orders a fourth of its air-tanker fleet grounded. That follows a report from safety experts who studied three tanker crashes last summer. The safety panel says the aerial wildfire-fighting system is seriously flawed. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Delta Air Lines, the nation's third-largest carrier, is making a change to retirement benefits that would affect thousands of employees and could spark a move to unionize. Delta is the least unionized of all the major airlines, but like its rivals is facing financial times. Joshua Levs reports.

As part of NPR's year-long "Housing First" project, Morning Edition airs three reports on the economics of housing for some of the neediest Americans. In the second of three reports, NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from the once-gritty neighborhood of Venice Beach, Calif., now a hip destination for more affluent renters. Low-cost housing is drying up, and the elderly and poor are being pushed out.

Boeing says it will abandon plans to build the Sonic Cruiser, a new high-speed passenger jet. Efforts will be focused on developing a more fuel-efficient, 250-seat aircraft. The effect of terrorism on air travel drives the change in plans. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

All Things Considered will air a special production in the first hour of the program. There will be a live broadcast of a "Town Hall" meeting from studio 4-A in Washington, D.C., to discuss the aftermath of the election. There will be a live studio audience from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Richmond Virginia and students from Catholic University in Washington D.C., as well as in-studio guests and reporters and guests from around the country.

All Things Considered will air a special production in the first hour of the program. There will be a live broadcast of a "Town Hall" meeting from studio 4-A in Washington, D.C., to discuss the aftermath of the election. There will be a live studio audience from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Richmond Virginia and students from Catholic University in Washington D.C., as well as in-studio guests and reporters and guests from around the country.

All Things Considered will air a special production in the first hour of the program. There will be a live broadcast of a "Town Hall" meeting from studio 4-A in Washington, D.C., to discuss the aftermath of the election. There will be a live studio audience from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Richmond Virginia and students from Catholic University in Washington D.C., as well as in-studio guests and reporters and guests from around the country.

All Things Considered will air a special production in the first hour of the program. There will be a live broadcast of a "Town Hall" meeting from studio 4-A in Washington, D.C., to discuss the aftermath of the election. There will be a live studio audience from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Richmond Virginia and students from Catholic University in Washington D.C., as well as in-studio guests and reporters and guests from around the country.

NPR's Greg Allen reports that shopping mall developers are now taking a page from the open-air centers and homey main streets they once nearly put out of business. Malls are facing tough competition from big box retailers. So they're striving to create "quality of place" by opening up the roof, and adding coffee shops and outdoor benches.