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John Fogerty — once lead singer of Credence Clearwater Revival and now a solo artist — has buried the hatchet with his record label. The result is a new greatest hits CD called The Long Road Home.

Nearly 35 years after her self-titled debut album, Bonnie Raitt is still moaning the blues. Her latest album, Souls Alike, features her trademark slide guitar, which she says can produce "the saddest sound you've ever heard."

Oil prices have fallen more than $12 a barrel from their peak level after Hurricane Katrina. But with domestic production still feeling the effects of that storm, government forecasters suggest the downward trend may be ending.

Williamstown Theatre Festival in western Massachusetts offers a summer program that has been called "theater boot camp." British-trained actor Roger Rees is the company's new artistic director.

SAT math scores continue to rise, and verbal scores are flat for a fourth year, according to new data released by the College Board. The report includes data on how American students scored on the new essay portion of the college-entrance exam.

The White House has plans for a bombing campaign that might lead to regime change in Iran, according to an article by Seymour Hersh in The New Yorker magazine. The article, "The Iran Plans" quotes sources at the Pentagon. President Bush called the story "wildly speculative."

A report in The New York Times Friday says in 2002, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and e-mails of hundreds of people inside the United States. The surveillance went on for years and was conducted without court approval in order to search for evidence of terrorist activity.

The Transportation Security Administration announces changes to the way airline passengers are searched, including more random searches. Also, it updates the list of prohibited items aboard planes, allowing more sharp objects, such as small scissors and screwdrivers. The changes are effective Dec. 22.

The young singer, part of a wave of British female pop stars finding success in the U.S., has been compared to Dusty Springfield and sparked rumors that her father is fellow Wales native Tom Jones. She talks about the tiny town where she grew up, and recording her first demos on a karaoke machine.

In what's become one of the most anticipated showcases at SXSW, NPR Music and partner public radio stations present a can't-miss night of performances, March 13 at Stubb's.