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Rachael Myrow of member station KPCC in Los Angeles reports that a major California utility lost its bid to have a federal judge to lift caps on the rates it charges its customers. Southern California Edison will not drop its effort, but will pursue its case through the courts.

Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio reports on biotech companies' efforts to grow potentially toxic plants in controlled environments. One such place is an abandoned copper mine in Michigan, where plants are grown 200 feet underground.

Naomi Schalit reports from New Brunswick, Canada, on the threat to the pristine waters surrounding a remote island in the Bay of Fundy, where the local economy has a chance of recovering by building fish farms, but ongoing research could be upended by such a move.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the expected landing by a NASA spacecraft on an asteroid that's flying through the solar system. The craft is called NEAR, for Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous. The information from Monday's landing may help future efforts to deflect asteroids from hitting the Earth.

California's power crisis is making some American businesses look north. Tom Banse reports that British Columbia is using the power shortage as an opportunity to sell its own energy to California companies worried about high costs and unreliable service.

Abe Lincoln is finally getting a presidential library, 136 years after his death. Bill Wheelhouse of member station WUIS in Springfield, Illinois, reports on the construction of the library and museum dedicated to the 16th president.

Kate Seelye in Cairo reports a new pop song with a virulent message is topping the charts in the Egyptian capital. The song is entitled I hate Israel. To some extent, it reflects the popular mood.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports shortages of other forms of energy are creating new interest in nuclear power. In Vermont, one of the nation's oldest nuclear power plants is attracting multiple bids. And the potential buyers say the future of nuclear is again looking bright.

The first comprehensive analysis of human DNA was formally presented at a press conference in Washington today. The two rival research groups, and the two rival journals they published in, took the stage together. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

Host Bob Edwards talks with David Field, USA Today airline reporter, on the Bush administration's plans to cut $368 million from the Federal Aviation Administration's budget for the next fiscal year -- in a time of high stress for airports, airlines, and passengers.