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NPR's Rachel Martin talks with actor Jessica Chastain, who plays televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in the new movie: The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders about the $3.5 trillion spending plan that is working its way through the House.

The FDA meets Friday to consider COVID-19 booster shots. The Capitol on Saturday faces its biggest security test since the Jan. 6 attack. The Wall Street Journal examines Facebook's internal memos.

For the next 16 days, a giant sheet will be draped over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The stunt is a tribute to the late artist duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

Nearly 10,000 migrants, mostly Haitians are staying under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, after crossing the border in recent days.

After a delayed start to some of the fall TV lineup, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Linda Holmes, one of the hosts of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, about which shows to look for this season.

France enacted tough vaccine mandates in July, in anticipation of a fourth wave of COVID-19. Some people took to the streets in protest, but most complied.

The late Jerry Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable games. His children say he brought the fun and games home and showed them they could create their own path.

The dancers of the Martha Graham Company sent out a letter today to the international dance community. It asked dancers and companies worldwide not to perform the works of the legendary choreographer who died in 1991. This letter is the latest in a series of recent events in the history of the Martha Graham Company that closed it's doors in May because of lack of funds. Jean Battey Lewis has a report.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the last hurdle to normalizing trade relations with China. Tennessee Republican Senator Fred Thompson has sponsored a bill that would authorize sanctions against China for assisting in nuclear proliferation. The Clinton administration is critical of this attempt to legislate foreign policy mandates, and says it threatens to undermine the relationship between the U.S. and China.

In the third part of a series on development of a national missile defense system, NPR's Mike Shuster examines the effect such a system could have on U.S. relations with Russia and China. Both of those countries have objected to the deployment of any U.S. missile defense system, saying it would reduce their own nuclear deterrence. The Clinton administration says missile defense is intended to protect the United States against potential attacks from countries such as North Korea and Iraq, not China and Russia.

Commentator Frank Deford talks about the decision by the body that governs world soccer, to hold the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, instead of South Africa. He says the decision by the executive committee of FIFA was wrong.

Linda talks with David Hinckley, Critic-At-Large for the New York Daily News, about the cancellation of the tour for Diana Ross and the Supremes. The tour has had problems since the beginning.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on the new-found political clout of Native Americans. While their votes can decide tight races in a few Western states, it's the money of gaming tribes which is now exercising wider influence. Some tribes are making sizeable donations to presidential and legislative campaigns. Others are using their business profits to both govern themselves and to protect their land and cultural heritage.

Beach-goers in Delaware have long considered horseshoe crabs the scourge of the shore. They rotted by the hundreds, stinking up the beach. But now the number of crabs spawning on the beaches is way down, and Bruce Schimmel reports local residents are trying to protect them. (4:30) note: music button following this piece on the air was from Sting's album "The Dream of the Blue Turtles," on A&M records.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that China has executed three members of a group seeking to set up a Muslim state in the restive northwestern province of Xinjiang.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on the Russian launch today of a component for the International Space Station. The service module contributed by the Russians has been delayed by financial problems, which concerned some of the other countries working on the project -- including the United States.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Bosnian writer Aleksandar Hemon about his book The Question of Bruno, written in English. The stories play with the English language, using unconventional words or normal words in unusual ways.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Bioethicist Arthur Caplan about the suspension of all federally funded clinical trials involving humans at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Tulsa. The government said researchers at the medical college and a university oversight board, repeatedly violated federal regulations and endangered patients in a cancer study. Arthur Caplan is Director of the Center of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the Camp David peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. President Clinton met with each leader separately yesterday, then brought both delegations together for a half-hour discussion. So far, all parties have agreed to a news blackout concerning the talks, and no official deadline has been set to end the summit.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Richard Knox about findings presented yesterday at the International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa. Studies from several countries have shown that it is feasible to give anti-AIDS treatment to poor populations and to people with high levels of viral infection...but the cost of these treatments still poses a problem.

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Maryann MaGuire who is in Belfast about political tensions in Northern Ireland. Protestants in the British ruled province today celebrate Orange Day, which commemorates the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over his Catholic foe in the 17th century.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports that a new study has renewed concerns about the effects mercury may have on human development. The study, conducted by the National Academy of Sciences, states that even trace amounts of the metal may cause learning disabilities in children.

Commentator Paul Raeburn talks about why he thinks the national effort to find a cure for cancer hasn't had more success.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports Texas Governor George W. Bush spent the day campaigning in Michigan yesterday. Bush emphasized his brand of compassionate conservatism by focusing on foster parenting, and promising to provide tuition benefits to adult foster children, as well as increasing the tax credit for adopting a foster child.