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NPR's Robert Smith reports that pilot Shane Osborn recounted the details of the EP-3 accident in a news conference today in Hawaii before the crew returned home.

After being detained in China for 11 days, the 24-member crew arrived in Seattle shortly after 7:00 pm EDT for an emotional reunion with their families. Lisa talks with NPR's Wendy Kaufman at Whidbey Naval Base in Washington State.

Lisa talks with Huang Yasheng of Harvard University about the reaction of young people in China to the spy plane incident.

Lisa talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt about today's funeral in Cincinnati for Timothy Thomas, the 19-year-old black man who was shot by police a week ago. The city will be under a curfew for the third night in a row, as officials try to come to grips with recent rioting.

Lisa talks with NPR's Ivan Watson, who's in the West African country of Benin, about the anticipated arrival of a ship that's carrying around 200 children who've been taken as indentured servants.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that, with tax day almost here, many Americans are still grappling with our complex tax code system.

NPR's Joe Palca traveled in Cambodia recently, and found a variety of ethnic food available in restaurants.

Lisa talks with young fans at RFK Stadium, who are there today for the first game of the WUSA, the professional American women's soccer league.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with J.D. McClatchy, the editor of a series of Random House audio books called The Voice of the Poet. The series includes never before released recordings of eminent poets. We'll hear Muriel Rukeyser, Gertrude Stein, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Randall Jarrell read their own works.

A new program in Los Angeles called Homeless Court helps homeless people with minor offenses on their record clean their slate. Kristen Muller of member station KCRW in Los Angeles reports.

Robert Siegel reads some of the letters All Things Considered received from listeners this week. (3:30) To contact All Things Considered , write to All Things Considered Letters, 635 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20001. The e-mail address is atc@npr.org.

Jason Beaubien reports on the thousands of protesters assembling in Quebec City. Some say protests of the Summit of the Americas and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) could be as extensive as the Seattle protests of the WTO.

News of possible book banning in South Africa makes commentator Mark Mathabane remember a time when he was willing to risk his life to save Shakespeare. At the time, 1976, it was blacks who believed Shakespeare represented the worst of Bantu education and set fire to the library in his town. Mathabane fought to rescue the works of Shakespeare, and overheard the white soldiers mock the idea that blacks should be given the chance to learn at all. (3:45) Mark Mathabane's latest book is Miriam's Song, published by Simon and Shuster, 2000, www.mathabane.com.

Previews of a new opera start tonight in Minneapolis. It's about the "Swedish nightingale," Jenny Lind, and her ahead-of-its-time relationship with P.T. Barnum. Barnum was the first to market personality when he brought Lind to tour the United States in 1850. He advertised and put her name on cakes, cigars and soap. And Lind was a savvy businesswoman in her own right. Their relationship fascinated noted contemporary composer Libby Larsen, who wrote the score and co-wrote the libretto for Barnum's Bird. Minnesota Public Radio's Marianne Combs reports.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on the gathering of over 30 countries today in Canada for the Summit of the Americas. President Bush hopes to use this meeting to advance the idea of a Free Trade Area of the Americas, a concept first introduced by his father's administration.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a government sponsored study showing that kids who spend more than 30 hours a week in daycare demonstrated more behavior problems than those who were cared for by their mother.

A federal jury in Tacoma, Wash., found that private prison contractor, the GEO Group, underpaid detainees who provided menial services in the facility

Commentator Bebe Moore Campbell says parents who worry about their children being bullied should take a look back to the first integrated schools.

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords, a moderate Republican who cast a crucial vote against President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut proposal. Sen. Jeffords' tie-breaking ability on close votes in the evenly divided Senate gives him considerable influence. He used it to help reduce the size of the tax cut by about a fourth and divert more than $200 billion of it to pay for special education. Jeffords was just re-elected and has received less criticism in his home-state than from conservative Republicans in Washington, D.C.

Host Bob Edwards talks with sports commentator John Feinstein about the first round of the best-of-five NBA playoffs. In the Eastern conference tomorrow, Philadelphia is at home against Indiana and Miami is at home against Charlotte. In the Western conference, it's Minnesota at San Antonio and Dallas versus Utah. On Sunday its Orlando against Milwaukee, Toronto against New York, Portland against Los Angeles and Phoenix is up against Sacramento.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the settlement of the legal battle between the American Booksellers Association and two of the nation's largest chains: Barnes and Noble, and Borders.

From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports from San Diego on Californians' anger at Texas power companies. Texas companies that supply energy to California recently posted huge profits.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on new scientific findings that have enormous potential for genetic engineering. Two groups of researchers have discovered a way to "hack into" the DNA of bacteria, and trick them into using an additional amino acid to build proteins. The findings eventually could be used to produce new medicines, new materials, and even new life forms.

Host Bob Edwards talks with reporter Anthony Kuhn about the news this morning that China has detained another American of Chinese descent. Just yesterday the U.S. State Department issued an alert on the risks for Americans traveling in China.

NPR's John Burnett reports that as the nation debates President Bush's proposed $1.6 trillion tax cut, state lawmakers in Texas have a queasy feeling of deja vu. Texas slashed taxes under then-Governor Bush and now many legislators wish they hadn't. With health costs soaring and sales tax revenues rising more slowly than predicted, the state finds itself wondering how to pay for unforeseen expenses.