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NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on the crash landing of the movie theater industry, which was weighed-down by too many giant theater complexes. The industry overbuilt, and now some companies are going bankrupt.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Skopje, Macedonia, on today's visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Meeting with Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports that millionaire and "space tourist" Dennis Tito will be allowed to visit the international space station.

A profile of Mexican-American writer Dagoberto Gilb by reporter Tom Vitale. Gilb's latest short story collection is Woodcuts of Women (Grove Press; ISBN: 0802116795)

Russell Lewis of member station KPBS reports from San Diego on how the new administration and its promises of more pay are being received by the troops.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that today, for the first time in more than fifty years, the pigeons of London's Trafalgar Square will have to fend for themselves.

Are we in a slowdown, or the beginning of a recession? The Economic Cycle Research Institute studies the stock market and other economic indicators, and NPR's Kathy Schalch has a report on what it thinks is coming.

The Belfast Giants, a hockey team made up of American and Canadian players, is enjoying great popularity in the capital of Northern Ireland. Laura Haydon reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on President Bush's first formal news conference since taking office.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on the Zimbabwean government's continuing crackdown on independent journalists and news organizations.