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NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a recent study of a synthetic version of estrogen that is thought to help post-menopausal women fight osteoporosis. The study suggests it may not be as effective as many researchers previously thought.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the newly appointed Argentine Economics Minister, Domingo Cavallo. Cavallo gave the Argentine economy a much-needed boost ten years ago when inflation rates were sky-high. Many hope he'll do the same for the struggling economy this time around.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez continues the series on literacy on Morning Edition with a visit to an Ohio school where students and teachers take standardized tests this month. Some educators complain that classroom curriculum focuses entirely on preparing students for performance tests, rather than developing critical thinking skills.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association that suggests pregnant women may be particularly vulnerable to some kinds of violence. Researchers found pregnant women in Maryland were twice as likely to be victims of homicide, and that murder was the leading cause of death for expecting mothers. The study did not say why pregnant women are so often the targets of violent attacks, but some experts are now calling on doctors to be more diligent in identifying and reporting signs of domestic violence, especially when it involves a pregnant woman.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from the Pentagon that the United States is not considering sending troops to Macedonia or increasing its deployment in neighboring Kosovo. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld discussed the crisis today with his British counterpart, Geoffrey Hoon. Gjelten reports that the Bush administration seems unprepared for this latest Balkan crisis.

The six-year-old girl has myotonic dystrophy and can't walk. The Detroit Free Press reports a family friend, an engineer at Ford, built her a tiny car modeled on De Ville's distinctive Panther.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports Boeing plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from Seattle. The aircraft manufacturer is the state's largest private employer.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the urgent search for ways to end airport gridlock. Airline travel is surging and flight delays are becoming common. Federal authorities are ready to say what they believe the problems are and what can be done about them.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Pamela Schaeffer, managing editor of the National Catholic Reporter newspaper, about alleged sexual abuse of nuns by priests in the Catholic Church. According to reports written over several years by senior members of women's religious orders, the abuse has taken place in a number of countries including the United States.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court decision that hospitals cannot reinstate a practice of testing pregnant patients for drugs and turning over the results to the police, unless they get the woman's permission first. The justices ruled 6-3 that testing women who did not understand that the results could be used to prosecute them was a violation of the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.