NPR 2010-05-02

President Obama plans to get a close-up look at the oil clean-up in the Gulf 1 of Mexico. The White House says the president plans to head south tomorrow, but aides are not saying exactly where or what time Mr.Obama plans to arrive. The news came as President Obama was arriving in Detroit to give a commencement speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 2.

Protests against Arizona's new immigration law are underway in cities across the US. People are angry that police officers in Arizona are being required to question someone suspected of being in the country illegally about their immigration status. NPR's Carrie Kahn is in downtown Los Angeles where tens of thousands of people have come out and where, she says, the mood is mixed.

There is a lot of anger and upset people in the crowd. When you talk to them individually, they definitely are passionate 3 about the reasons why they came out here and are upset about the new law in Arizona. But people actully very festive 4 atmosphere that there're a lot of children out here, a lot of families. I talked to a grandfather who came out with his grandson because he wanted him to see what a protest rally was like and showed solidarity 5 and support for Latinos and  immigrants in the United States. So it is a family affair, but there are a lot of angry messages.

NPR's Carrie Kahn in Los Angeles.

May Day rallies in Greece have turned violent into demonstrations 6 against the country's new austerity measures. The government says more cuts are vital to the country's economic survival. Greece is negotiating with the European Union and the International Monetary 7 Fund this weekend on a multi-billion-dollar bailout package to tackle Greece's debt crisis.

The Federal Food and Drug Administration says people should stop using liquid Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl for children and infants, but NPR's Allison Keyes tells us the FDA calls the potential for serious medical problems remote.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare after consulting with the FDA announced a voluntary recall yesterday, saying the products involved may not meet required quality standards. That means some of the products included in the recall may have a higher concentration of active ingredient than specified 8. Others may contain inactive ingredients that may not meet internal testing requirements. And others may contain tiny particles. The FDA says as a precaution, parents and caregivers shouldn't give the medicine to their children. It also advises against giving kids the adult version to the products. If an adult has already given a child one of the recalled products and the child exhibits unexpected symptoms, the FDA recommends contacting a healthcare professional. Allison Keyes, NPR News, Washington.

Another Brazilian rancher's convicted of planning the murder of an American nun 9 Dorothy Stang, a staunch supporter of the Amazon and poor farmers. Today, a court sentenced Regivaldo Galvao to 30 years in prison. He was the last of five defendants 10 to stand trial in the case.

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Bolivia is taking sweeping 11 action in its energy sector 12. Today, government forces seized control of at least three more electricity companies giving Bolivia 80% control of power generation in the South American country. President Evo Morales announced the move today three years after he nationalized Bolivia's natural gas industry.

China is ordering schools across the nation to step up security. A series of brutal 13 attacks at several Chinese schools this week injured 49 children and NPR's Louisa Lim reports they've left China shaken to the core.

Police and security guards are now patrolling the Taixing city People's Hospital one day after parents of the injured children staged a protest. They chanted "We want the truth" and demanded to see their children after rumors 14 circulated that the government had covered up the deaths of some of those attacked. The city government tried to calm fears. It sent text messages to residents, asserting that no children had died and imploring 15 citizens to trust the government. Education Minister Hao Ping has set up a 22-member task force focused on increasing school security. In Beijing, armed police will patrol schools when they go back to class on Tuesday after the May Day break. Louisa Lim, NPR News, Shanghai.

Clean-up is underway in a small community in central Arkansas after a tornado 16 tore through the region last night. At least one woman was killed when the twister hit her home in the town of Scotland, about 80 miles north of Little Rock.

The Somali capital is a site of a second deadly attack on a mosque 17 this week. Authorities say at least 30 worshipers were killed, scores more were wounded in two explosions. The mosque is often used by the al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab for speeches. A senior member was among the injured.