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NPR diplomatic correspondent Ted Clark reports on the first foreign trip by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell is making several stops in the Middle East. He will also meet with Russia's Foreign Minister in Cairo and with his NATO counterparts in Brussels.

President Bush is meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David today. Defense policy is on the agenda, including the allied stance toward Iraq and U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile defense system. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Pam Fessler about the meeting.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports from San Francisco that the State of California will buy power transmission lines owned by one of the state's largest electical utilities. This is a breakthrough in California's energy crisis.

NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot looks at the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.

The Trump campaign is pushing for the next presidential debate to be held in person even though the commission that runs has said it will be virtual.

Hundreds of musicians turned out to play an orchestral number across from Britain's parliament in a protest of the pandemic-related drop in government financial aid to freelancers like themselves.

Jinny Savolainen was looking for a sense of purpose when the pandemic hit Leverett, Mass. "Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me," she said.

High school football coach Charles Peterson of Columbia, S.C., is remembered as someone who looked out for others. He died of COVID-19 on Sept. 13 at the age of 46.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Rob Bamberger about the life and music of Mildred Bailey (1903-1951). Bailey was a popular singer of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. She sang with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, and was married to bandleader and xylophone player, Red Norvo. Rob Bamberger is the host of the radio program, Hot Jazz Saturday Night, on member station WAMU,Washington DC (www.wamu.org) and on NPR Worldwide, NPR's international service. Listeners can reach Rob by e-mail at "hotjazz@wamu.org". A new re-mastered collection of Mildred Bailey's Columbia 78s is on Mosaic Records (www.mosaicrecords.com).

In Craig, Colo., advocates, gun store owners and law enforcement have developed informal networks allowing people in crisis to temporarily give up their guns.