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NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia. Fighting between a small band of ethnic Albanian rebels and the Macedonian military continues.

This week, Morning Edition airs essays from high school seniors written for their college applications. We begin with Richard Van Ornum of the Seven Hills School in Cincinnati, about his dream of flight. (3:19) Read the essays.

Animator Paul Fierlinger memorializes the dogs who shared his life in his new short film, Still Life With Animated Dogs. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Fierlinger about his life in communist (dog-unfriendly) Czechoslovakia. His film appears on public television stations later this week. For more information visit http://www.pbs.org/animateddogs/ or call 1-800-343-5540.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Michael Kaiser, the newly appointed president of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as part of a series of conversations on Morning Edition about leading a divided group. Kaiser is known for his track record of bringing troubled arts organizations back from the brink of collapse. He says the most important facet of leadership is a vision for the future.

Ivan Watson reports that because Nigerian officials have stepped up efforts to stem drug traffic, they've been allowed to begin a direct flight from Nigeria to New York. But many recognize that Nigeria still has many obstacles in the battle against drugs, including a corrupt judicial system.

Michigan Public Radio's Matt Shafer Powell reports from Detroit that many autoworkers are likely to make considerably less money in overtime earnings this year because of production cuts by the big three carmakers. Loss of overtime will mean $20,000 less for some workers, and that will hurt businesses that benefit from workers' non-essential spending.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on how Republicans and Democrats raise campaign money. Because Republicans have success raising "hard" money in small donations, while Democrats do better with "soft" money from large donations, they would be affected differently by the McCain-Feingold campaign finance bill, which the Senate is debating for the second week. (8:43) Check out NPR News coverage of Power, Money and Influence

Host Bob Edwards talks with reporter Caroline Gluck about changes South Korean President Kim Dae Jung has ordered in his cabinet.

NPR's Alex Chadwick reports on a biological enigma in the forests of the Republic of Congo. This story is part one of our latest NPR/National Geographic Radio Expedition.

President Biden has arrived in Rome for the G20 summit. Ahead of the summit, Biden meets with several world leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis.