Cartoonist Jason Polan wants to draw every person in New York City. He's sketched 500 New Yorkers so far, including the staff of The Takeaway in his Thursday morning visit.

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High gas prices are hurting carmakers and airlines too. Ford is cutting production of SUVs and trucks, while American is charging for checked luggage. On Friday's Takeaway, John and Adaora are asking what you would do if you were an airline executive. What's the next thing you would make travelers pay for? Share your story by clicking "get in the mix", by emailing mytake@thetakeaway.org, or by calling our SpinVox line at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. Then, tune in Friday to hear what everyone else had to say.

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High gas prices are hurting carmakers and airlines too. Ford is cutting production of SUVs and trucks, while American is charging for checked luggage. On Friday's Takeaway, John and Adaora are asking what you would do if you were an airline executive. What's the next thing you would make travelers pay for? Share your story by clicking "get in the mix", by emailing mytake@thetakeaway.org, or by calling our SpinVox line at 1-877-8-MY-TAKE. Then, tune in Friday to hear what everyone else had to say.

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High global food prices have pushed the country even closer to the brink of famine by exacerbating the devastating effects of violence, displacement and chaos. The United Nations has declared a wide swath of central Somalia a humanitarian emergency, the final stage before a full-blown famine.

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A new state legislative report finds that money concerns may have led to bad maintenance decisions for the Minneapolis bridge that collapsed last August, killing 13 people. To some, this wasn't seen as an isolated incident — it was considered just the latest event in a slew of infrastructure failures. Is the nation entering an infrastructure crisis?

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As Memorial Day approaches, we speak with a bugle player who volunteers at military services. Forrest Tosie is the Missouri state director of Bugles Across America, a non-profit organization that provides live buglers for veteran and active-duty military funerals. This Memorial Day, he'll be playing Taps for the St. Louis-area Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Fresh off a win in Kentucky and a defiant, memorable primary night speech, Hillary Clinton campaigns on in Florida. She is raising money and hammering at the idea that the votes of Florida Democratic primary voters must be counted.

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You are being drawn. If you are walking on the streets of New York City, there's a chance that an artist named Jason Polan is taking a flare pen and firing up his sketch pad. After two months, Polan has drawn 500 New Yorkers and he aims to draw a few million more.

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