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NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on the 20-year patents Canada gives to pharmaceutical companies. The wealthy firms have powerful influence over which drugs are developed, and who can get them. The issue is at the center of a contentious trial in South Africa over that country's laws which allow generic drugs for AIDS.

The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on the first trillion-dollar portion of President Bush's proposed tax cuts, and approval is expected. But the Bush administration and House Republican leaders want a show of bipartisan support to build momentum for a later showdown in the Senate. And, so far at least, only a handful of Democrats are expected to cross the aisle. NPR's David Welna reports.

Subcommander Marcos, leader of Mexico's Zapatista rebels, winds up a two week trek to Mexico City with a rally of supporters at Mexico City's central square. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Marcos and his followers will enter into negotiations for Indian rights and autonomy with President Fox and his new government.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that stocks were down sharply on Wall Street today. The NASDAQ composite fell below 2000 for the first time in more than two years. The technology heavy index is down more than 60 percent from its high of a year ago. The blue chips that make up the Dow Industrial Index were also under heavy selling pressure.

Detroit winced today when it learned fewer than a million people were counted as living in the city. The census results are a blow to both civic pride and Detroit's budget. Some say the numbers only catch the Motor City making a big U-turn toward vitality, as Quinn Klinefelter from member station WDET reports.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the 2000 census data shows that white people no longer hold the majority in California. In fact, there is no ethnic majority in that state, and demographers say this could be the future of other regions of the U.S. (3:56) For more, check out NPR News coverage of the 2000 census.

NPR's David Molpus reports on a new style of doing business--no office, no meeting rooms, and co-workers only see each other a few times a year. This is the "virtual" company, and it allows its tele-commuting employees almost total freedom. These virtual businesses may be starting a trend that could forever change the traditional office setting.

Members of Congress today asked NASA whether the agency can contain cost overruns for the International Space Station. The White House wants NASA to curtail construction on the station in order to make up for budget problems. Some members of Congress seem worried that the station won't be much good if it's missing key components. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on a dispute brewing on how the 2002 Winter Olympics will be characterized. Already, some are nicknaming the games the "Mormon Olympics" because of their location in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints not only takes offense at this use of the term "Mormon", but denies that it has any improper influence with Olympic officials.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Zoë Jenkins, Miranda Zanca and Ichtaca Lira, reporters for YR Media, about their series "Teens in America."