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NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the relationship between the U.S. and Colombia. The U.S. has gradually become more involved with the troubled nation, and President Bush is trying to decide what kind of policy to pursue for the future.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that the Senate has overturned a law that would have required businesses to protect their workers from repetitive stress injuries. Business leaders say this so-called "ergonomics rule" would cost them too much.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports from Los Angeles on the legal settlement that the city of Riverside, California has reached with the State Attorney General requiring changes in its troubled police department. It's the first comprehensive police reform agreement between city and STATE justice officials.

David Schaper reports from Chicago about a growing debate about whether to build another airport in the city. The conflict has shaken up city politics and will probably involve President Bush as well (5:00).

Jeff Lunden reports from New York that the previously unheard songs of a great Broadway lyricist are appearing in a new musical. A Class Act is the story of the life and songs of Ed Kleban, lyricist of A Chorus Line.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that even as new methods for detecting breast cancer become available, the old fashioned mammogram may still be the most reliable.

NPR's Rick Karr reports on the fight between Boston public radio station WBUR and the former host and former senior producer of the popular morning talk show, The Connection. They have had a disagreement over ownership of the show.

Engineers can calculate how buildings and other structures will respond to stresses such as wind, or earth tremors. Give them a dinosaur skull, and as NPR's Chris Joyce reports, they can use the same tools to predict how the beast used its head and jaws to catch and dismember prey.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has granted asylum to a severely disabled boy from Pakistan on grounds he would face persecution because of his autism if he returned home. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports that some say this Chicago case will not ease asylum claims for other disabled people.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports the Bush administration's plan to do away with the estate tax is worrying many in the philanthropic community. They are concerned that charitable giving will fall dramatically without the estate tax. Others argue that getting rid of the tax could prompt more philanthropy, not less.