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In the first of two essays about embryonic stem cells, commentator Terry Smith, recently diagnosed with diabetes, is hoping President Bush won't veto the bill. Smith is a former correspondent for Newshour. We'll hear another opinion on the issue of stem cells later this week.

Toronto Mayor David Miller talks with Renee Montagne about an alleged terrorist ring that may have planned to bomb targets in Ottawa and Toronto. Most of the 17 terrorist suspects are to appear in court today for a formal hearing. Police expect more arrests related to the case.

Impulse Records was launched during a golden age of jazz and it featured a variety of legendary artists — from John Coltrane to Ray Charles. Its edgy sound reflected the turbulent politics of the 1960s, the author of a new book about the label says.

The majority of people in Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and Jordan say they do not believe Arabs carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A majority of British Muslims and 46 percent of French Muslims also share this view. And in Pakistan, the number is 41 percent.

Alabama's Republican primary for U.S. Senate is going to a June runoff between Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks after neither candidate captured a majority of the vote.

The U.S. reels from a deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. President Biden makes a new push for gun control. And, Gov. Brian Kemp wins Georgia's GOP primary over Trump-backed David Perdue.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sandy Phillips, whose daughter died in the 2012 movie theater mass shooting in Colorado. She's been supporting shooting survivors in Buffalo, now she heads to Texas.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with David Hogg, a survivor of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018, about ending gun violence in the U.S.

A gunman killed at least 19 children and 2 adults at a Texas elementary school. The 18-year-old gunman is also dead, police said.

On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.