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President Bush struck a conciliatory tone Wednesday, in an effort to calm tensions between the U.S. and Russia. The president said Russia is not a threat to Europe, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's remark that he may aim missiles at neighboring countries in response to U.S. plans for extending a missile system into Poland and the Czech Republic.

As part of a master plan to save its coastline, Louisiana wants to move the Mississippi River. The feat of engineering would stop tons of sediment from being washed into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico each year.

Seven Marines face charges of murder and dereliction of duty in the 2005 deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. But investigative officers are recommending that some charges be reduced, raising questions about whether the government's case is unraveling.

President Bush has nominated Kentucky doctor James Holsinger to be the nation's new surgeon general. If confirmed by the Senate, Holsinger's impact in the office will likely depend on his relationship with the Bush administration.

A model of the James Webb Space Telescope is touring the country. The real telescope will be sent to a spot nearly 1 million miles away. It's job is to capture the most penetrating images yet of the early universe.

Michele Norris and Andrea Seabrook read from e-mails from listeners. Topics include a story on Hurricane Katrina evacuees still living in trailer parks, sexual assaults of women on Native American reservations and discerning counterfeit olive oil from the real thing.

The Bush administration has been looking for more allies on Iraq. Increasingly, that means turning to the United Nations. The U.S., along with Britain, has drafted a Security Council resolution to expand the U.N. mission in Iraq. That resolution goes to a vote on Thursday.

Last week, listeners wrote in with true stories of times they had been scared beyond belief. We hear what one woman discovered in the communal freezer, and you'll get this week's listener homework assignment.

More than a decade ago, Toyota engineers designed the Prius, a vehicle that revolutionized the auto industry. A visit to the Toyota City factory in Japan sheds light on the car's distinctive beginnings.

Laura Bush has just completed a tour of Africa, stopping at a school in Bamako, Mali. The U.S. Embassy there helped to spruce up the school before her arrival, making it more amenable to a photo-op.