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President Bush today paid his first visit to the State Department, swearing in new diplomats and saluting veteran foreign service officers. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Joshua Levs of member station WABE reports on Atlanta attorney Larry Thompson, who's expected to be appointed deputy attorney general.

Commentator and former Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts laments that there aren't more women governors.

As thousands of Oklahomans battled COVID-19 in ICUs earlier this year, hospitals’ demand for liquid oxygen skyrocketed.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that the Chinese government is waging a massive public relations campaign against Falun Gong, the outlawed Chinese spiritual movement. In the wake of the recent immolation by five members of the movement in Tiananmen Square, the campaign against Falun Gong is spilling over into an attack on the Western media.

A federal appeals court in San Francisco dealt a blow yesterday to Napster, the popular online music-trading software. The court upheld a lower court's ruling that Napster's role in facilitating music-swapping contributes to copyright infringement, even though Napster does not profit from the transactions. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Prize-winning journalist Amy Wilentz, Jerusalem correspondent for The New Yorker magazine from 1995 to 1997, has just published her first novel. Alan Cheuse reviews Martyr's Crossing. (1:30) Martyr's Crossing is published by Simon and Schuster.

As the result of the NPR 100 series last year, producer Elizabeth Blair got a package of information from a listener alerting her to unclaimed checks and other property for musicians and others being held by the California Comptroller's office. She reports on what's in the $2.8 billion fund and what efforts, if any, are being made to let people know about it.

The man's unwillingness to wear a mask triggered the assault, a witness said, and forced the cross-country flight to land in Denver. The female flight attendant was reportedly punched in the face.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports in an audio postcard from Moscow that despite all the reports out of Russia about economic hardship, crime and corruption, there is much to enjoy in the Russian capital these days. City residents take pleasure in many cultural attractions, from exhibits to concerts. Reasonably priced restaurants attract ordinary Russians, and elegant stores provide opportunities for window shopping, at least.

General Pervez Musharaf, the President of Pakistan, is trying to find accommodation with Pakistan's rival, India. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

NPR's David Molpus reports that a backlash may be beginning against the trend of casual dress at the office.