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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) calls U.S. Olympic officials to Washington for discussions on possible changes in the structure of the U.S. Olympic Committee, which faces an ethics scandal and allegations of infighting. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

In an effort to reduce costs, American Airlines asks its unions to make concessions worth nearly $2 billion annually. The Fort Worth, Texas-based company also closes two reservations offices and announces 750 flight-attendant layoffs. Bill Zeeble of member station KERA reports.

At a security conference in Munich, Germany, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld argues that the world must prepare for military action against Saddam Hussein. But he fails to convince France and Germany. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten, Robert Kagan of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Charles Kupchan of the Council on Foreign Relations.

The Trump administration is proposing new rules that make it harder for defrauded students to get relief from the federal government, in an attempt to save taxpayers money.

In the second of two stories, high school students who are children of immigrants in Fremont, Calif., talk about cultural identity and the pressures to succeed academically. Hear NPR's Claudio Sanchez.

A new North Carolina government program subsidizes people who want to become beekeepers. The initiative is an attempt to address a nationwide bee shortage that threatens the future of American agriculture. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

The mayor of Rhode Island's largest city is calling on the city's tax-exempt hospitals and universities to chip in and help Providence stay out of the red. From member station Rhode Island Public Radio, Ian Donnis reports on how this has made for a sharp battle between Providence and its Ivy League university.

With California Rep. Darrell Issa deciding to step down, a total of 31 Republicans in Congress have said they won't run. Steve Inskeep talks to Matt Schlapp, head of the American Conservative Union.

President Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law has been meeting with business leaders, immigration hard-liners and other allies. The goal: revive a plan to overhaul immigration laws before November.

Hamid Karzai is favored to win next month's Afghan presidential elections, but he could use the support of Afghan refugees. Millions of refugees in neighboring Pakistan and Iran hope to vote in the election. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.