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NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men charged with conspiring to blow up American embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. Yesterday's testimony came from the former U-S ambassador to Kenya, Prudence Bushnell . She graphically described the injuries of embassy workers and area residents.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on a new crowd-control weapon the Pentagon is developing. The 'Active Denial System,' as it's called, emits a beam of electro-magnetic energy that causes a burning sensation when aimed at someone's skin.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that the Census Bureau has recommended the release of raw census data from the year 2000. Civil rights groups and some members of Congress had hoped the numbers would be revised to include people the census missed.

NPR's John Burnett reports that workers in a U-S owned factory in Mexico, are trying to form a labor union. Their demands include a ventilated working area, and compensated overtime. In the past, the company has fired workers for attempting to unionize.

David D'Arcy reports on the South Korean film Joint Security Area. The movie is set along the border between North and South Korea, and shows soldiers from both countries drinking, playing games and talking to each other -- all images officially banned a few years ago. The film premiered for an international audience last month at the Berlin film festival.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's Supreme Court ruling that poor people may use federally funded lawyers to sue over the loss of welfare benefits. Congress has imposed restrictions on the use of Legal Services attorneys, but the justices said the limits unconstitutionally restricted the exercise of free speech. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the 5-4 majority that the government cannot infringe on first amendment rights to protect itself from court challenges.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that President Bush is hitting the road to sell his tax cut plan to Americans. In Nebraska, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, the president told citizens that the issue at hand is not rich vs. poor, but big government vs. small.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the federal trial of four men believed to be involved in the bombings of two U.S. Embassies in Africa. One of the suspects, who claims he played no part in the 1998 attacks, says he was instructed to leave the country four months before the bombing even occurred.

Commentator Kevin Phillips examines the post-White House activities of a few recent presidents. After considering the problems Bill Clinton has had, Phillips wonders if it's time for some type of ethical code of conduct.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports on a WTO ruling that the U.S. levied unfair duties on Japanese steel imports. U.S. attorneys had argued that Japan was dumping cheap steel in American markets, causing undue hardship on the its steel industry.

Bob Edwards talks with retired Rear Admiral Tom Evans about the USS Batfish, a nuclear attack submarine, andt how it tracked a Soviet sub for 50 days without detection.

NPR's Richard Harris explores the U.S. research facilities at the South Pole. The station is so well-equipped, it makes working in the sub-zero temperatures seem a little more bearable than one might think. (8:38) Get more information about Harris' trip to Antarctica.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on strategies European governments are considering to avert an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease. The ailment could wipe-out populations of sheep, cows and pigs across Europe, if left unchecked.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that although China's stock market is booming, its economy might not be as stable as it seems. The Chinese government does not allow the media to report accurate information on the big companies, leaving the door open for stock market fraud.

NPR's Robert Smith reports on the earthquake that shook the northwest yesterday. The temblor took Seattle by surprise yesterday morning, with a magnitude of 6.8.

President Bush's proposed budget includes a boost in federal funds for education. But it also calls for changes in how those dollars are used. NPR's Claudio Sanchez examines the implications of these new policies.

Morning Edition's Cowboy Poet Baxter Black details the dangers that can damage determined veterinary doctors.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on a new type of nuclear reactor that may be an affordable and safe energy source. Pebble Bed Reactors may make melt-downs less likely, and nuclear waste safer to store.

Gayane Torosyan of member station WSUI reports from Cleveland, Illinois -- one of three towns along the Rock River where flooding has forced residents to evacuate their homes. The river is overflowing because of massive slabs of unbroken ice that are blocking its natural flow.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Ken Gluck, an aid worker with Doctors Without Borders. Gluck was abducted on January 9th while delivering medical supplies in Chechnya. He spent nearly a month in a damp cellar, before he was released on February 4th.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports that the Miss USA pageant is landing in an unlikely venue this year -- Gary, Indiana. The city, infamous for its murder rate, is hoping a beauty pageant will be the beginnings of an image makeover.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sportswriter and former minor league pitcher Pat Jordan about 21-year old St. Louis pitcher Rick Ankiel, who is struggling with his control. Jordan approves of the advice Kevin Costner's character gave a young pitcher played by Tim Robbins in the movie Bull Durham -- Don't think. It can only hurt the ball-club.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on a delay in a preliminary hearing for accused FBI spy Robert Hanssen. He'll have a detention hearing Monday at which federal authorities will ask a judge to keep him in jail. But they won't file an indictment until at least May 21, giving both sides more time to prepare. People experienced in espionage cases say the delay helps the defense, but also gives prosecutors more time to absorb the information they have so far, and work on ways to use evidence without revealing secret sources.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Samantha Newport, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post and BBC World Service; she is in Quito, Ecuador. Newport talks about the release of the foreign oil workers who had been kept hostage in the Amazon for four-and-a-half months. One hostage was killed three weeks ago when the ransom demands were not met. The remaining seven were released after their companies paid the $13 million ransom. Four of them are from the United States.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that the ruling Taliban of Afghanistan is destroying ancient Buddhist statues and artifacts in the country. In recent days, there has been a world-wide public outcry at the destruction of these centuries-old relics.