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It's the first step in an audacious plan to solve vaccine inequity by setting up the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines across low-resource countries.

The use of hand signaling in baseball goes back to the 1890s when a deaf ball player's coach started using hand signals to let the player know if the previous pitch was a strike or a ball -- maybe. Steve is joined by Josh Prager, senior special writer at the Wall Street Journal, to talk about the history of signing in America's pastime, and the questions that still surround its origin. Prager is currently writing a book about sign stealing in 1951 and the "Shot Heard Round the World."

In the early 1900s, Billy Sunday sold what was then a unique brand of muscular, testosterone-laden Christianity. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with biographer Robert F. Martin about the influential preacher.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will have to postpone a major grant to Tanzania. The fund is uncertain about where the government intends to keep the money, and its use may be at odds with the organization's grant-giving policies. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports. (3:40)

Sen. Orrin Hatch is a Mormon, a conservative Republican, a songwriter and a friend of U2's lead singer. Host Bob Edwards talks with the Utah senator about his new book Square Peg: Confessions of A Citizen Senator and finds out why Bono thinks Hatch should change his name. (7:07)

The state of Oregon and the AARP are trying to make it easier for patients to obtain the proper prescriptions at the best prices. The state and the senior citizen group are providing an online comparison of four different types of drugs: for pain, blood pressure, cholesterol and arthritis. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports.

Singer, actress, and art advocate Kitty Carlisle Hart invited host Liane Hansen into her New York apartment to talk about her long career -- on stage, screen, and television -- and working with entertainment personalities ranging from Cole Porter to the Marx Brothers.

In Louisiana, Democrat Mary Landrieu faces Republican Suzy Terrell in a runoff election for a U.S. Senate seat. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with political writer Jeff Crouere.

NPR's Renee Montagne previews Tuesday's talk with former Beatle Paul McCartney about his new double CD and tour documentary. For the first time, he's embraced old Beatles tunes with a new band. (2:03)

Over the past five years, Maverick Construction founder Michael McNally has seen revenues grow tenfold and even in the current economic slump, sales are up about 20 percent over last year. Still, McNally is feeling cautious about the future -- and he's not alone. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.