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NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the China reaction to Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement of regret about the lost life of the Chinese fighter pilot. Relations between the two countries remain tense.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the English-speaking Stanford graduate who is running for president of Peru. Many Peruvians worry that Alejandro Toledo's popularity is largely based on race -- Toledo's dark-skinned appearance reminds the Peruvians of their Indian roots.

Two Peoria men were arrested this week in connection with the Oct. 6 murder of 17-year-old Jerry Snipes, Jr.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports from the White House on the Bush administration's efforts to play down the gravity of its first foreign policy crisis: the confrontation with China over its detention of the Navy aircraft and its crew members.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the northern Californian officials worry that the sharpshooter infestation may get even worse (see previous story). Their efforts to hold back the bugs with pesticides are being thwarted by local residents and organic farmers wary of chemicals.

Tamara Keith reports on California's attempts to stave off an infestation by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an exotic insect that is gnawing away profits of grape-growers.

NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol on the progress of initiatives to eliminate the estate tax. The House is moving to phase-out this so-called "death-tax" by the year 2011.

Host Bob Edwards corrects a couple of Morning Edition errors and reads from your comments.

One-time college professor Tom Magliozzi, now the co-host of the NPR program Car Talk, thinks there are far better things to teach than algebra and other higher math.

NPR's John Burnett reports on the deep poverty of the people who live along the U.S. - Mexico border. The area is plagued with problems, spurring state and federal legislators to begin a search for solutions.