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Family musicians Dan and Claudia Zanes are releasing their first duo album, a collection of original songs that deal with social justice, anti-racism & joy — conceived during the coronavirus pandemic.

New York's mayor accuses courts of being slow to get back up to speed, saying they're needed to combat violent crime. Have slower courts and fewer pretrial detentions added to the spike in violence?

A doctor in San Antonio who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people — seeking to test the legality of the state's near-total ban on the procedure.

These delicious treats were cultivated and enjoyed by native people for hundreds if not thousands of years. But with the arrival of the Spanish in Latin America, they were shared around the globe.

There are 15 states where this new beer is illegal. That's because it contains 28% alcohol by volume — more than five times the potency of most brews in the U.S.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Philippe Etienne, France's ambassador to the U.S., who was recalled to Paris after a U.S.-Australian submarine deal drew fury from the French government.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russia is resisting pressure from the Yugoslav opposition and from Western governments to persuade Slobodan Milosevic to step down. President Vladimir Putin has offered to meet both Milosevic and opposition candidate Vojislav Kostunica in Moscow. He has offered to mediate their dispute over the results of last month's presidential elections in Yugoslavia. But a statement released by Putin's office implies that the election should go to a second round, as Milosevic is insisting.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on Asian Americans who believe government and media handling of the Wen Ho Lee case exemplifies the power of lingering anti-Asian prejudice in American culture. Activists and civil rights advocates say the stereotype of the 'model minority' quickly melted into the older canard of the Asian American as suspicious, perpetually foreign and potentially disloyal. It's an attitude that worsens whenever there's tension between the U.S. and any Asian country or when an Asian or Asian American is the subject of bad news.

In the first installment of a month-long series on leadership, NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with Jeff Bezos, founder of the pioneering e-commerce company Amazon.com.

Bob Edwards talks with Democratic senator Robert Torricelli and Republican senator Mitch McConnell about this year's senate race and whether Democratic hopes of retaking the Senate are realistic.

Lawmakers were hoping to end this session of Congress before Friday, but slow-moving spending bills may keep them from achieving that goal. NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the status of several of those bills, and on the increasing amount of money Congress plans to allocate for the budget. (

Host Bob Edwards talks to Sports Commentator John Feinstein about the Major League Baseball playoffs. Feinstein reveals his picks for the World Series.

Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports surging violence in the Palestinian territories has spread to many of the Arab towns and villages inside Israel. Dozens have died, and hundreds have been injured in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians since Friday. Israeli Arabs now say they are joining the fight for Jerusalem.

Host Bob Edwards checks in with Dartmouth Business Professor Andrew Bernard about the predictions he made at the beginning of the Olympic Games. Bernard and his colleagues used each country's socio-ecomonic statistics to calculate the number of medals each team would win. Now it's time to check their accuracy.

Noah talks to Al Rasheed Khalid, University of Chicago Professor of Middle East History, about Ariel Sharon, the leader of Israel's opposition Likud party. They discuss how Palestinians view Sharon, and why some blame Sharon's visit to a holy site -- sacred to both Jews and Muslims -- for the current violence.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports from San Francisco on Internet retailers' preparations for the Christmas shopping season. They expect on-line sales to be two-thirds higher than last year. And they're trying to prevent the problems that occurred last year, when websites began crashing; popular merchandise became scarce; and some presents weren't delivered in time.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Yugoslavia after the first full day of civil disobedience there. President Slobodan Milosevic remains in power, but there are newspaper reports that he may be offered asylum in Russia.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg examines some of the cases that will be considered by the US Supreme Court, which begins it's new term today. A number of rulings could significantly alter the powers of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. And the Court could also redefine legal search and seizure.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that a growing number of Americans feel the country is heading in the right direction. An NPR, Kaiser Family DFoundation, and Kennedy School Poll taken in June indicated that half of respondents thought the US was on the wrong track; now it looks like Gore's campaign strategies may be helping to turn the tide.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Israel, where Arab and Israeli leaders are demanding an end to the violent clashes that have resulted 31 deaths in the past four days.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from the closing of the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. After two weeks of spectacle, fierce competition, and scandal, the closing ceremonies end on an appropriately grand note.

Fred Thys of member station WBUR reports on Green Party candidate Ralph Nader's New England campaign stops, which he is using to denounce his exclusion from the presidential debates.

NPR's Rick Karr reports Napster, the online music site that allows its users to "share" music files, today will appeal a ruling that would effectively shut down the company.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Cokie Roberts about this week's upcoming presidential debates. With the candidates even in the polls, the debates could be critical in tipping the scales one way or the other.