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Two Navy F-18s landed at an airbase on the island, which Beijing considers part of its sovereign territory.

NPR's Philip Davis reports on problems faced by Palm Beach County, Florida voters who mistakenly voted for Pat Buchanan instead of Al Gore. Many Democrats contend that these lost votes may have cost Gore the presidency.

In the wake of the excruciatingly close presidential race in Florida, NPR's Philip Davis reports on problems faced by Palm Beach County voters who mistakenly voted for Pat Buchanan instead of Al Gore. And many Democrats contend that these lost votes may have cost Gore the presidency.

In a strongly worded essay in The New England Journal of Medicine, the philanthropist calls for a global system to respond to future medical emergencies. We ask experienced Ebola hands to weigh in.

The two leaders hope to calm recent tensions over U.S. plans for a Europe-based missile shield and NATO expansion. Officials from both sides are cautioning that no big breakthroughs are expected.

As a communist who spent two terms in jail where her prison guards repeatedly raped her, Majda was delighted to see Saddam Hussein go. But in Iraq's intensely conservative and divided society, she has had difficulty overcoming the stigma and trauma of her past.

India's economic boom has reached Calcutta, a city better known for crushing poverty. The city wants to ban hand-pulled rickshaws, calling them medieval and inhumane. Officials promise to provide alternative employment, although those promised jobs might not materialize.

Lucy Coffey joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps two years after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Robert Siegel talks with Philip Chatennay, an editor with the Political Weekly Marianne, about an unauthorized "sequel" to Victor Hugo's novel, Les Miserables. The book is Cosette, or the Time of Illusions, written by journalist Francois Ceresa. It is considered scandalous within French literary circles. It's due for publication next week. (3:00) Cosette, or the Time of Illusions will be published in France by Plon.

In many countries, more than a third of women think a husband is sometimes justified in beating his wife. Researchers say this attitude contributes to the high rate of domestic violence worldwide.