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The FBI is looking into a computer virus that struck the Internet overnight, interfering with Web browsing and e-mail delivery. Experts say the virus exploits a bug in the Microsoft system that was identified six months ago, and repaired with a software "patch." NPR News reports.

The U.S. military apologizes for the crash of a U.S. reconnaissance plane in South Korea, which injured three people and sparked a fire that damaged a house and business. The pilot ejected safely, officials say. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

A Spanish judge orders 16 al Qaeda suspects arrested on Friday to remain in the government's custody. Police say they found chemicals, detonators and other electronic bomb components in searches of their homes. Jerome Socolovsky reports.

Thousands of protesters attack the French embassy in Ivory Coast after African leaders, meeting in Paris, seal an agreement to end a four-month civil war in the West African nation. The protesters say the peace deal gives too much power to Ivory Coast rebels. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

As the White House awaits Monday's report on U.N. weapons inspectors' progress in Iraq, President Bush finalizes his State of the Union address. Bush is expected to address the possibility of war with Iraq in his Tuesday speech. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI).

As the possibility of war with Iraq hangs over the nation, President Bush finalizes the State of the Union address he'll deliver on Tuesday. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to James Fallows, a former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter.

President Bush uses his State of the Union address to build a case for war with Iraq, but also outlines an ambitious domestic agenda for Congress, including health care reform and economic revival. He says Secretary of State Colin Powell will go to the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 5 to emphasize "the facts of Iraq's ongoing defiance of the world." NPR's Nancy Marshall reports.

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 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.

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.