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A surprise ceasefire between the Nepal government and Maoists fighting to overthrow the constitutional monarchy spurred hopes for an end to a bloody campaign that has killed thousands. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports the interim government appointed by the king vowed to press ahead with preparatory talks with the rebels. The indefinite ceasefire ends, at least for now, the bloodiest spell in an almost seven-year rebellion that has killed more than 7,200 people.

In the first of two reports on diabetes, NPR's Richard Knox reports a new study from Denmark shows people with diabetes can turn their health around with intensive one-on-one counseling about what they eat and how much they exercise.

Richard Reid, the al Qaeda follower who tried to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes, is sentenced to life in prison. Reid gets the maximum sentence after declaring himself a soldier of war. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

Liane Hansen talks with former Utah Sen. Jake Garn about a speech he gave last night to the Chamber of Commerce on the mysteries of space travel.

A sound montage of some of the voices from yesterday's space shuttle Columbia disaster, including Mission Control declaring a contingency for the shuttle; Barbara Lancaster of Richardson, Texas, who heard overhead a loud pair of booms produced by the shuttle; NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe; William Readdy, NASA's associate administrator for space flight; and President George W. Bush.

Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Joe Palca about the investigation into Saturday's crash of the space shuttle Columbia.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn has more on the trail of debris from the Columbia, which is scattered over an area of eastern Texas and Louisiana for several hundred square miles.

NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports on the impact this weekend's crash of the space shuttle Columbia will have on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Liane Hansen presents an excerpt from President Bush's address to the nation yesterday on the Columbia tragedy.

Liane Hansen presents some of the other headline's in today's news.