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Writer A. Van Jordan's latest poems imagine the life of MacNolia Cox, the first black finalist in the National Spelling Bee. In his book M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A, Jordan uses a variety of forms and voices to depict Cox's life in 1936. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and Jordan.

Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Russell Lewis and Eleanor Beardsley — as well as Declan Walsh, who is The New York Times bureau chief in Cairo, about Flight 804, which vanished Thursday morning.

When subway workers started digging underneath Los Angeles, they discovered fossils from the city's pre-historic past. Lisa speaks with the L.A. Transit Authority's paleontologist, Bruce Lander.

The other subject of Hugh Rodham's advocacy was A. Glenn Braswell, who was convicted of fraud and perjury in connection with the marketing of herbal supplements. Noah talks with Peter Slevin of the Washington Post, who has been covering the story.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports on the recent crackdown by Los Angeles health officials on street vendors selling tacos.

Morning Edition scoots over to the West Coast this week, broadcasting from NPR's Los Angeles bureau. As part of his series on L.A., John Ridley, NPR commentator and writer of film, television and novels, takes a road-eye view of the city's car culture.

End-of-semester course evaluations are making their way to college offices across the country. At some schools, students can make their comments more public on pick-a-prof.com, an online forum for students to praise or complain about their professors. Anna Panoka of member station WUWM in Milwaukee reports.