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From member station K-P-B-S, Russell Lewis reports on the Marine Corps' investigation into the crashes of V-22 Osprey planes last December. The crashes are blamed on computer software problems and hydraulic failure.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on the pandas' shrinking habitat in China. Sichaun (SITCH-oo-awn) province where the pandas are raised has been hit hard by human growth over the past ten years.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on the reaction of the families of the spy plane crew members released yesterday. After a stop for debriefing in Hawaii, they'll be on their way back to home base on Whidbey Island, Washington.

Beth Accomondo, from member station KPBS, reports on several new films that attempt to shed new on Filipino culture in America, and in the process battle the subtle racism against it.

Steve Hirschberg of member station WVXU reports on violent clashes between police and residents in Cincinnati after officers killed an unarmed young black man. Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas into crowds of demonstrators.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that high speed Internet connections can still be pretty pokey, and that several companies are marketing software and gadgets to speed up the pace of Internet use.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to boost national pride. But some Russians are already plenty proud-- of their homegrown pop and rock music. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow on a radio station called Nasha Radio — "our radio."

In an agreement that is likely to end a lengthy transatlantic banana war, the United States said it would lift $191 million in sanctions on European Union products. In return, the E.U. agreed to abandon a system of banana import licenses that Washington strongly opposed. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco on yesterday's much-needed stock-market rally. Even if the comeback doesn't last, many say it has at least renewed the confidence of the average investor.

Tomorrow NASA will launch its latest mission to Mars: a small spacecraft designed to study the red planet from its orbit. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on NASA's efforts to minimize the risk of failure.