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Thousands of mourners honor the space shuttle Columbia crew at a memorial service at Johnson Space Center in Houston. President Bush consoles survivors and NASA workers. NPR's John Burnett reports.

As the investigation into the space shuttle Columbia disaster continues, President Bush heads to Houston for a memorial service honoring the seven astronauts who died. Meanwhile, NASA and Congress consider whether to build more spacecraft. NPR's Richard Harris and NPR's Jon Hamilton report.

At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, President Bush joins thousands of mourners for a memorial service honoring the seven astronauts who died when the space shuttle Columbia broke up on re-entry Feb. 1. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

An explosion and fire rip apart a pharmaceutical plant in Kinston, N.C. Several deaths are reported, and The Associated Press reports area hospitals had received people with severe burns. Hear NPR news.

As President Bush finalizes his State of the Union speech, Republican and Democratic lawmakers say they expect it to focus on two topics: the domestic economy and the showdown with Iraq. Hear NPR's David Welna and Peter Robinson, a former speechwriter.

Stephen Colbert offered a lovely remembrance of his mother on Wednesday night's show.

The U.N. Security Council calls for a full cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The plan envisions a 15,000-member U.N. peace force joining 15,000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon.

At least 16 cases of cholera are reported in the southern Iraq city of Basra. The World Health Organization says it fears the reports represent just a glimpse of an outbreak that may be affecting hundreds more. Hear Marc Santora of The New York Times.

In his first briefing since the war began, Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces, says American and British troops are pushing rapidly into Iraq. He says thousands of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered or deserted and negotiations with Iraqi officials are ongoing. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

The Lebanese government faces a number of problems in the wake of the Hezbollah-Israel conflict, including how to help thousands of refugees returning to their homes in Beirut's suburbs and the country's south.