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NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the ongoing disagreement about the cause of last year's crash of EgyptAir flight 990. National Transportation Safety Board investigators still believe the co-pilot crashed the plane intentionally. Egyptian officials disagree and have their own investigation underway. A report from that team is expected early next year.

Stocks were trading sharply lower this afternoon following a disappointing earnings report from technology leader Hewlett-Packard and continued uncertainty over the presidential election. As NPR's Jim Zarroli reports, the Nasdaq composite index has fallen especially hard in recent days, with shares of highly profitable, dominant companies tumbling, a situation more worrying to many investors than the decline of the dot-coms.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a program created by the nation's drug companies that help poor people pay for prescription drugs. Rising healthcare costs were a major issue during the presidential campaign. (7:15) Some of the links mentioned in this report may be found on the Morning Edition index page.

Friday's Labor Department report on unemployment says more than 100,000 jobs were cut in December, an unexpectedly high number. But the overall unemployment rate holds at 6 percent. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing a document that says the CIA may have exaggerated the threat posed by Iraq, according to a report in The Washington Post. The CIA rejects that criticism, and some of the Democrats on the Senate panel say they believe the CIA is being made a scapegoat. NPR's David Welna reports.

A new computer system at the University of Florida combats illegal file sharing on campus. The school's Icarus program nabs students as they download songs without paying, forcing them to report to administrators in order to have their online access restored. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

In 1978, New Jersey legalized gambling and the seaside resort town of Atlantic City took off. In the first of two reports -- the second airs Sunday -- NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on how gambling has changed the world-famous boardwalk.

Just as a new Canadian study suggests that mammography doesn't help women under 50, a U.S. report recommends that premenopausal women should be screened regularly for breast cancer. Despite the apparent contradiction, the studies show experts are beginning to agree on the limits of mammography. NPR's Richard Knox reports for Morning Edition.

A chemical being developed to encourage tanning is also reported to put female rats in the mood for love. Scientists say it could lead to drugs for women who lack sexual desire. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Larry Berman's new book, Perfect Spy, tells the true story of reporter Pham Xuan An. He was a Time magazine reporter who also worked as a secret agent for the Communist Party in Vietnam during the Vietnam War.