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Championship arm wrestling has returned to the United States, after a 12-year absence. Lynn Neary talks with Leonard Harkless, president of the United States Arm Wrestling Association.

Music Critic Jim Fusilli has a review of the latest recording from Tin Hat Trio, a group that blends an eclectic array of styles. The CD is called The Rodeo Erodes. (3:45) The CD is on Rope-a-Dope Records.

As a Colombian-American singer-songwriter, Soraya has spent her life traveling between two worlds. NPR's Felix Contreras reports on Soraya's career and a personal challenge that threatened to derail it.

NPR's Ivan Watson reports from Incerlik in southeastern Turkey, base for the U.S. and British warplanes that monitor the no-fly zone over northern Iraq. The pilots say their daily forays into Iraqi airspace, and their increasingly frequent clashes with Iraqi anti-aircraft gunners, are good practice in the event of a new war with Iraq.

The Central Illinois Black Lives Black Words Showcase will feature Black playwrights, directors and talent from all over the country touching on the question, “Do Black lives really matter?”

Residents in Morgan County, Tenn., comb through wreckage after Sunday's devastating tornadoes. The storms killed at least 35 people in five states, including at least 16 people in Tennessee. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

The frontier is long gone, but the American West clings to some of its roots. Morning Edition presents a series of profiles of people who are inspired by the region's landscape, resources and culture. The series continues with Juan Arambula, the Fresno County supervisor whose passion about education stems from his experiences as a Hispanic child attending the county's public schools. NPR's John McChesney reports.

Host Bob Edwards and Ken Hackett of Catholic Relief Services discuss the looming hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa. Hackett says millions of Africans already are affected by drought and could be without food by March. Making the problem worse is the AIDS pandemic. He says relief agencies desperately need more help from international organizations and donor countries.

Lately big-name studios have largely bypassed Boston in favor of cities where making movies is cheaper. Teamsters union issues hike the cost of filming in the Hub, and are under investigation. NPR's Phillip Martin reports.

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on the ongoing meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, where the discussion is focused on child abuse by the clergy. Among the votes planned for tomorrow is one on a statement that bishops will hold one another responsible for implementing the policies by fraternal correction. One bishop also said public pressure will hold the bishops accountable. But lay groups pushing for stronger protections for minors say the bishops promised 10 years ago they would be accountable, but went on placing offending priests in parishes.