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Host Bob Edwards speaks with Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. Chao says the Bush administration is not anti-labor,and that issues of an aging workforce must be addressed in the next four years. (7:36) For more on Chao and other administration officials, check out our coverage of the Bush administration.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that friends and relatives of those on the U.S. reconnaissance plane held in China, await word on when their loved ones might return home. Family members are organizing efforts, such as displaying yellow ribbons on cars and trees, to show community support for the soldiers.

Alan Cheuse reviews Dreamcatcher, Stephen King's first novel to be published since his near-fatal accident. (1:45) Dreamcatcher, is published by Scribner.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Perez and Palestinian cabinet minister Nabil Shaath met privately today in Athens, Greece. Violence has steadily escalated in the West Bank and Gaza in recent weeks.

NPR's Alex Chadwick spoke with Robert Dwan, who helped create one of the most popular radio and television programs of all time, You Bet Your Life starring Groucho Marx. Dwan has written a new book about the 14 years the show was on the air, and provides some out-takes that weren't originally broadcast because of the prevailing censorship at the time. (8:32-9:32) {Stations: The book is: As Long as They're Laughing: Groucho Marx and You Bet Your Life, by Robert Dwan, published by Midnight Marquee Press, Baltimore, www.midmar.com}

Host Bob Edwards talks with James R. Lilley, former Ambassador to China from 1989-91 under the previous Bush Administration. They discuss the international law involved in the U.S.-China incident, and talk about how it might be resolved.

At a Naval Weapons Depot near San Diego, the dismantling of a huge stockpile of leaking napalm canisters will finally be completed today. From member station KPBS in San Diego, Erik Andersen reports.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that European environmental officials have not persuaded the Bush administration to change its position on the Kyoto agreement. EPA Director Christine Whitman told a European delegation yesterday that President Bush is sticking with his decision to withdraw support for the agreement, because it would be too costly and is unfair to the U.S.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the rising tensions between the U.S. and China. President Bush warned last night that if China doesn't allow the U.S. Navy personnel to return home promptly, it could be detrimental to relations between the two nations.

Commentator Laura Novak learns much from volunteering at the infant Intensive Care Unit of her local hospital, where her own son was born with serious birth defects.

Energy price hikes across the country are making the traditional wood-burning stove popular again. But as Keith Seinfeld reports from member station KPLU in Seattle, the monetary benefits may be outweighed by the health care costs.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the upcoming mayoral race in Los Angeles. There are a number of candidates vying for the position, but with the primary less than a week away, it seems there are only three major contenders.

Japan heads to the polls soon, and the ruling party is counting on low turnout from apathetic young voters and independents in order to hang onto its parliamentary majority.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara has the latest on the intensive efforts to secure the release of 24 crewmembers of a U.S. surveillance plane that made an emergency landing on a Chinese island on Sunday. U.S. embassy officials held their second meeting with the detained crew. The two sides have discussed "precise" ideas on a possible deal and President Bush is "pleased that events are moving forward."

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Rob Gifford in Beijing. They discuss the latest developments in talks between U-S and Chinese officials over the incident of the U-S Navy plane grounded in southern China.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on developments in the Chinese Navy that may be of interest to the U-S military. The new Chinese ships could prove a significant threat to U-S aircraft carriers.

From member station K-P-B-S, Russell Lewis reports on the Marine Corps' investigation into the crashes of V-22 Osprey planes last December. The crashes are blamed on computer software problems and hydraulic failure.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the ruling against a former T-W-A flight attendant who says the tobacco companies were to blame for the smoke in the airplane cabin which aggravated her lung disease. This is the third second-hand smoke case to go to trial, and the third time a jury rejected the claim.

NPR's Emily Harris reports from Washington on new attempts for political appointment reform. The slow process affects all incoming administrations' ability to make a budget and move their programs forward.

Susan Kaplan from member station W-F-C-R in Amherst, Massachusetts reports on a trend in the Jewish community. More and more Jewish adults are looking for ways to reconnect with their faith.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on the pandas' shrinking habitat in China. Sichaun (SITCH-oo-awn) province where the pandas are raised has been hit hard by human growth over the past ten years.

Commentator and baseball fan Jeff Hoyt is still trying to catch a foul ball.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports Peruvians go to the polls this weekend to begin the process of selecting a new president to replace the disgraced Alberto Fujimori. Fujimori is in self-imposed exile in Japan.

The debut of satellite radio has hit some snags. Sirius, one of the major companies planning to offer the service, is having trouble getting automakers to build the radios into cars. An announcement about the delay sent the company's stock into a nosedive this week. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco on yesterday's much-needed stock-market rally. Even if the comeback doesn't last, many say it has at least renewed the confidence of the average investor.