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NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the China reaction to Secretary of State Colin Powell's statement of regret about the lost life of the Chinese fighter pilot. Relations between the two countries remain tense.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the English-speaking Stanford graduate who is running for president of Peru. Many Peruvians worry that Alejandro Toledo's popularity is largely based on race -- Toledo's dark-skinned appearance reminds the Peruvians of their Indian roots.

Host Bob Edwards corrects a couple of Morning Edition errors and reads from your comments.

Tamara Keith reports on California's attempts to stave off an infestation by the glassy-winged sharpshooter, an exotic insect that is gnawing away profits of grape-growers.

Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR reports on new findings that show that a high percentage of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Several organizations are trying to change that with new programs to make it easier to save.

NPR's David Welna reports from the Capitol on the progress of initiatives to eliminate the estate tax. The House is moving to phase-out this so-called "death-tax" by the year 2011.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the northern Californian officials worry that the sharpshooter infestation may get even worse (see previous story). Their efforts to hold back the bugs with pesticides are being thwarted by local residents and organic farmers wary of chemicals.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from England on the trial of a Dutch truck driver who was found with the bodies of 58 Chinese people.

One-time college professor Tom Magliozzi, now the co-host of the NPR program Car Talk, thinks there are far better things to teach than algebra and other higher math.

David D'Arcy profiles Cristina Branco, a young Portuguese singer, who's helping revive the popularity of traditional Fado music. Fado ballads are usually sad, sung in minor keys, and accompanied by guitar. Branco says she became interested in singing Fado after hearing recordings made by Portugal's greatest Fado singer, Amalia Rodrigues. In a documentary film, Rodrigues refers to Fado as an 'eternal lament.'