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For many Haitian migrants, the dangerous journey from their troubled home country to the United States spans a decade and thousands of miles through Latin America.

The Philippines has experienced a surge in coronavirus infections. One-fifth of all infections the country reported since the start of the pandemic happened in September.

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing that airlines be required to improve the fuel system wiring and vent systems on Boeing 737s. The proposed rules, which are now in a 45-day comment period, stem from the investigation of the TWA Flight 800 explosion. The cause of that blast has not been determined, but the investigation turned up the possibility that sparks could reach the center fuel tank where fuel vapors could ignite. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that Paula Jones announces today whether she will appeal the dismissal of her sexual harassment suit against President Bill Clinton. Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr reversed course today and announced he won't accept a dean's position at a Pepperdine University school that got financial assistance from a critic of President Clinton.

So far, President Biden has kept the steep tariffs on Chinese goods put in place by his predecessor. On Monday, his administration plans to unveil details of its own trade policy with China.

Women's March is helping put on Saturday's protests against Texas' restrictive abortion law, with a flagship march to the Supreme Court planned in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to playwright and author Sarah Ruhl about her new book, "Smile: The Story of a Face."

President Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda is delayed as Congressional Democrats squabble over priorities.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Myriam J.A. Chancy about her latest novel, What Storm, What Thunder, centered on the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Dr. Marwah Abdalla about burnout and PTSD among health care workers after more than a year battling the coronavirus.