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Brian Mann of North Country Radio reports that hundreds of Pakistanis are fleeing to Canada, rather than registering with the U.S. government. Because they are not U.S. citizens, they fear they'll be detained or deported if they register. But their fate in Canada is far from assured.

President Bush uses his State of the Union speech to build a case for war with Iraq, but also addresses economic revival and health care reform. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to explain the U.S. position on Iraq. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea, Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

Urban professionals in Mobile, Ala., react to last night's State of the Union address.

President Bush promises $15 billion over the next 10 years to fight AIDS in Africa. His critics are stunned, yet impressed by the attention he gives the disease in his State of the Union speech. But many critics are skeptical, saying they've heard promises before. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports.

It may be six months away -- but during these short cold days of winter, we bring you a taste of summer. NPR's Michele Norris talks with David Mas Maumoto, a writer and farmer in Central California, about the quintessential symbol of summer -- the peach. Masamuto talks about his latest book Four Seasons in 5 Senses: Things Worth Savoring. (W.W. Norton & Company, January 2003.)

A gel inside the snouts of great white sharks generates an electrical current when exposed to different temperatures. Some fish congregate in water of a specific temperature, and the gel could be a reason sharks are good at finding their meals. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Lynn talks with Yoon Youngmo, a South Korean labor activist and organizer of recent anti-American protests in South Korea. He talks about the anti-American sentiment in South Korea and what's behind it. He's calling for an amendment to the Status of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and South Korea.

Commentator Lenore Skenazy explores the novel news places where advertising is turning up: on cows, in cabs, in elevators, on floors of urinals.

Upon his return from the North, a South Korean envoy says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il will talk only with the United States over North Korea's disputed nuclear program. The envoy says he had not been able to meet with the North Korean leader himself. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

President Bush makes new charges against Iraq in his State of the Union address, saying there's evidence Iraq tried to acquire nuclear materials and has links to terrorists. U.S. allies and U.N. arms inspectors are eager to hear the evidence. Hear from NPR's Tom Gjelten, NPR's Lynn Neary and U.N. chief nuclear weapons inspector Mohamed ElBaradei.

An explosion and subsequent fire demolish a medical plastics factory in Kinston, N.C. The Associated Press reports that at least two people died and about 40 were injured. Three others were feared missing in the burning ruins. Rusty Jacobs of member station WUNC reports.

Some states are revisiting laws requiring drug offenders to serve long prison terms. Some legislators say the laws put too many nonviolent criminals behind bars and strain the penal system. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

China is setting some lofty goals. For the first time, the nation prepares to send people into space. They'll be called Taikonauts. Robert Siegel and Lynn Neary explain.

A Clonaid official backpedals on providing evidence of the company's claim that a cloned infant has been born. Clonaid's CEO says the mother of the child born Dec. 26 is wavering on providing a DNA sample key to establishing genetic proof. Scientists remain skeptical of Clonaid's claim. Hear from NPR's Joe Palca and James Randi, who is devoted to debunking pseudoscientific claims.

North Korea resists pressure to halt a nuclear energy program the United States fears could be used to develop nuclear arms. The nation's ambassador to China says North Korea is defending against U.S. aggression. South Korea's president-elect may try to mediate, and China could be a key diplomatic player. Hear from Anthony Kuhn and from James Lilley, a former U.S. envoy to China and South Korea.

Marin Alsop, conductor of the Colorado Symphony, gives a behind-the-scenes look at a percussion concerto called UFO, by American composer Michael Daugherty. The piece was written for the soloist Evelyn Glennie, who talks with Alsop about some of the unorthodox instruments that make up a percussionist's arsenal.

Food processors contend it's not the government's job to tell people what they should or shouldn't eat. But the Food and Drug Administration proposes to add a warning label to foods about the dangers of transfatty acids. A source of most transfats is hydrogenated oil widely used in prepared foods. NPR's John McChesney reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Shelley Murphy, staff reporter for the Boston Globe about a sighting in London of notorious fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger. Bulger, an FBI informant, has been on the run since 1995. He is wanted in connection with the murder of 19 people in the United States, and is on the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. See: http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/bulger.htm

Commentator Aaron Freeman hopes he caused his sister's brain tumor. When they were children, he kicked her in the head. As an adult, she developed the tumor. The exact cause isn't certain, but the other probable cause is genetic - and the gene is linked to breast cancer - so he hopes that it is the kick, and not the gene, that is the culprit.

To talk about the diplomacy involved in resolving the North Korea conflict, Robert Siegel turns to a former ambassador to China and South Korea, James Lilley. He's now a Senior Fellow with the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Ambassador Lilley says we are now at a turning point in what the U.S. role will be in Asia. While America is a major player, Lilley says South Korea's and China's roles in a diplomatic solution will be key.