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A pleased and relieved President Bush announced the release of the U.S. Navy surveillance plane crew that had been held in China for 11 days. NPR White House Correspondent Don Gonyea describes the diplomatic activity in the hours before the breakthrough. And he reports on President Bush's meeting with the family of one of the crewmembers.

Borders Books has announced it is pulling out of the online bookselling business, allying its online brand with Amazon.com. And in hopes of increasing profits, Yahoo announced it is increasing its online retail presence by retailing pornography. Linda Wertheimer talks with Wendy Taylor of ZiffDavis' SmartBusiness online magazine about these Web developments.

Commentator Marion Winik remarks on the apparent development of a new baby boom.

Human cloning is back in the news with announcements by two groups that they are ready to try cloning a human. But as NPR's Joe Palca reports, most other researchers in the field think these claims are scientifically premature, to say the least.

Noah Adams talks with the family of Navy Seaman Jeremy Crandall, who was one of the EP-3 flight crew that was detained on Hainan island for 11 days. The Crandalls live in Loves Park, Ill., and they're greatly relieved to hear of the diplomatic breakthrough.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports Israeli troops and tanks stormed into Palestinian refugee camp early today. It was Israel's first military incursion into Palestinian-ruled territory since the violence began last September.

Judy Jordan is the second poet to read her work as part of All Things Considered's series for National Poetry month. Jordan was born to a family of sharecroppers in North Carolina and her poetry comes from that experience. Her first book won the Walt Whitman prize (4:00) Jordan's book, Carolina Ghost Woods, is published by Louisiana State University Press, ISBN # 0807125563. You can also visit our feature page about Jordan, which provides the text for her poem, as well as extra information about her.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the critical role of the U.S. embassy staff in Beijing in resolving the crisis. The young Bush administration was caught by surprise by the incident, as it had not fully developed its stance toward China. The administration had to scramble to respond -- and relied on the expertise of the embassy.

In an agreement that is likely to end a lengthy transatlantic banana war, the United States said it would lift $191 million in sanctions on European Union products. In return, the E.U. agreed to abandon a system of banana import licenses that Washington strongly opposed. NPR's John Ydstie reports.

Commentator Edie Clark lives in Harrisville, N.H., which recently switched to the 911 system. Prior to that the townspeople had to dial a seven-digit phone number in emergencies. Clark says she's not sure 911 has solved any problems.