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Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on some of the impacts Valujet's grounding may have on other low-cost carriers and major airlines, as well as consumers. There is concern that recent events may erode confidence in discount airlines and ultimately increase fares.

- Also in Washington today, thousands of Hispanic Americans converged on the White House to protest recent legislation that restricts the rights of legal and illegal immigrants. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports the mood was festive but the demonstrators acknowledged they face an uphill battle to recapture lost political ground.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that when elephants stamp their feet they are actually talking, or at least sending seismic messages to other elephants. These signals actually are important to a herd, and human activities that interrupt transmission of signals through the ground could disrupt elephant behavior, migration and the like.

The Pentagon is investigating the cause of a blast that killed up to 30 civilians in Baghdad. The Pentagon says Iraqi anti-aircraft ordnance might have fallen to the ground and detonated. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports from the Pentagon.

NPR's Martin Kaste describes the events of the last 24 hours. Four passenger planes were hijacked yesterday morning. Two hit the World Trade Center in New York, one crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC, and one ran into the ground in a rural part of Pennsylvania.

The U.N. sanctions against the former Yugoslavia are officially over, but vestiges of those sanctions remain...as commentator Bob Garfield discovered when he visited Belgrade's sprawling, above-ground black market.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the Federal Aviation Administration announced it is returning the operating certificate for ValuJet. The air carrier was grounded after an investigation into its maintenance practices, following the crash of one of its planes in the Florida Everglades in May.

found on a New York City construction site that turned out to be a 250-year-old burial ground for slaves.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports on how Zaireans are trying to cope amid their country's horrific economic conditions. The task often requires a dose of creativity, such as the maintenance man at the state radio who spends half his time tending his small farm on the ministry grounds.