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  • The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops continues its meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss changes to the bishops' proposed new policy for dealing with sexually abusive priests. The Vatican seeks revisions to items it says conflict with church law. NPR's Duncan Moon reports.
  • President Bush marks Veterans Day at several venues around the Washington, D.C., area, speaking of the nation's gratitude toward those who have served. Hear portions of his remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • A New York Times Magazine article says a prominent vaccine researcher became concerned about the safety of some childhood inoculations. But the researcher says his views on a link with autism have been misrepresented. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.
  • Host Bob Edwards reads Veterans Day Credits, ie, the names of some of the NPR employees who are veterans of the U-S armed services.
  • As talk of war against Iraq intensifies, many military families get ready for possible deployments to the Persian Gulf. Russell Lewis and Beth Ford of member station KPBS report.
  • Cleanup efforts are underway after more than 70 tornadoes kill at least 35 people, injure dozens and destroy towns across five states. In Morgan County, Tenn., two tornadoes killed at least seven people and leaving dozens of families homeless. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.
  • Delegates to a United Nations wildlife conference have agreed to ease a 13-year-old global ban on ivory trading. The decision is a victory for southern African nations, but conservationists see it as a defeat for elephants. NPR's John Nielsen reports.
  • A new movie deals with the kinds of drastic choices few people ever have to make. The Grey Zone, starring Harvey Keitel, tells the story of Jewish concentration camp prisoners, who were compelled to help the Nazis run the gas chambers. Iris Mann reports.
  • It was the anthem of the Confederacy, but President Abraham Lincoln used it as gesture of reconciliation at the end of the Civil War. It's a symbol of racism and slavery to many African Americans, but it endures. On Morning Edition, NPR's Cynthia Johnston explores the origins of Dixiefor the Present at the Creation series.
  • Celebrity chef Mario Batali is the co-proprietor of three Manhattan restaurants -- Babbo, Lupa and Esca -- and Italian Wine Merchants, devoted to the wines of Italy. Batali is also the host of [two shows on TV's Food Network: Molto Mario and Mario Eats Italy. His books are The Babbo Cookbook, Simple Italian Food and Holiday Food.
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