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The lead accused, a man who drugged his wife and invited other men to their home to rape her, was given 20 years in prison. But the 50 other participants were given more lenient sentences.

A new alert system for missing Native American people in Colorado reports some success. Indigenous people have far higher rates of unsolved missing persons cases than others nationwide.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Kevin Blackistone, ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist, about the University of Connecticut men's NCAA basketball team beating Purdue, 75-60, Monday night.

Congress is taking some action on the ACA. Here's where things stand for the people who rely on Obamacare health insurance.

APRNs — advanced practice registered nurses — help provide access to health care especially in areas where there may be a shortage. Strict regulations in some states prompt many to cross state lines.

Reporter Katerina Barton tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about New Mexico's plan to provide free childcare for state residents.

President Trump says he is reviewing a new offer from Iran though virtually zero details have been made public.

With immunity ruling, the Supreme Court is again the focus of politics. Hurricane Beryl is so strong, in part because of record high ocean temps. Catholic Church names its first millennial saint.

After 22 years with the show, Davies is cutting back on his workload. He chats with Terry Gross about some of his most memorable interviews, and the preparation that goes into each conversation.

Daniel talks with brain surgeon Richard Fraser of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center about the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination 130 years ago Friday. Fraser maintains that the bullet John Wilkes Booth fired would have disabled the president but need not have killed him. Shoddy medical care, even by nineteenth century standards, served only to worsen the dire situation.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a proposal being considered by President Bill Clinton which would force government employees with access to classified information to submit their financial records for inspection. The measure is an effort to catch people such as Aldridge Ames who flaunted large sums of money while working for the CIA. Ames was a Russian spy who was being paid handsomely for the information he was passing on to Moscow.

- Danny speaks with Walter Adams, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, about corporate mergers and takeovers. This week, Lee Iacocca and Kirk Kerkorian mounted a bid to takeover the Chrysler Corporation, an effort that recalls the merger mania of the 1980's. Adams says corporate takeovers, by and large, don't do the country any good, for they don't as a rule add to the productivity and creativity of the economy.

Daniel talks with Harold Wonkle - deputy assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Investigations Division about the Russian mafia. Recently the FBI opened up an office in Moscow in order to work more closely with the Russian police in combatting Russian criminals whose efforts often extend into the United States. Wonkle says the Russian mafia is very sophisticated and is involved in everything from moneylaundering to medical fraud.

Dr. John Caronna, a professor of clinical neurology, tells Noah that the story of Gary Dockery's waking up from a 7-year coma is not entirely accurate. Medically, Dockery has maintained consciousness, but severe brain damage from a gunshot wound limited his response to stimuli. Caronna says something energized him, increasing his ability to communicate. But it's unclear if he will continue to improve or not.

surprising strength just a few days from the Primary. Buchanan finished a close second in Iowa this week, an indication of his appeal with the voters. The Republican heirarchy, however, is uncomfortable with his positions.

Bosnia peace process from breaking down over the issue of the war crimes tribunal, required under the Dayton agreement. Bosnian Serbs and the Serbian government are protesting the arrest and detention by NATO troops of two senior Bosnian Serbian military officers.

Noah speaks with Bill Phillips, a senior editor at Little, Brown about his purchase of the manuscript, "Change of Heart," by Claire Sylvia. The author claims that shortly after she received heart and lung transplants, she began having vivid dreams about the life and identity of the anonymous donor. Little, Brown paid $800,000 for hard and soft-cover rights, and a movie deal is said to be in the works.

Robert talks to Scotsman Pete Haywood, in Washington, D.C. to attend the the international folk conference. Haywood tried to bring the late Scottish poet Robert Burns with him, but the airline wouldn't allow the paper mache figure on board witout paying a giant fare. So Burns is stuck across the Atlantic. We also hear the music of Ed Miller, playing the lyrics of Robbie Burns.

One more step into turning the telephone line into a multi-media communications channel. AT&T announced yesterday that it will soon be offering its 90 million customers five hours of free access to the Internet every month for one year. It's estimated that more than 15 million of the company's subscribers already own computers and modems.

The speeches at the Democratic National Convention may last until nearly midnight for many of the nation's TV viewers, but in L.A. the nightly sessions are ending before 9 p.m. That gives the party plenty of time to party, and you get the feeling that's where most of the popular will is being expressed. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from inside the Conga, a popular local club that was rented out for a fundraiser for Democratic candidates.

Host Madeleine Brand talks to Igor Kudrik, who monitors the Russian navy for Bellona, a non-profit organization in Oslo about the Russian nuclear submarine that sunk on Sunday. One of Russia's biggest nuclear submarines was apparently involved in a collision before it plunged hundreds of feet to the sea floor near the Arctic Circle.

From Minnesota Public Radio Bob Kelleher reports that the lift-bridge that separates, Lake Superior from the Duluth harbour has gotten its voice back. The bridge's original...but very loud...horns were replaced by quieter pipes last year. But city residents felt their bridge had lost some of its character, and started a petition drive to bring the blaring horns back.

Co-Host Renee Montagne talks to the Democrats only surviving former president Jimmy Carter. Last night president Clinton paid tribute to former president who was in the audience. He said in Carter's tradition, the United States is still the "leading force for human rights around the world."

Paul Chapman reports from London that British Airways today grounded its fleet of Concorde supersonic jets, following the example of Air France. British Airways took the step after learning that airline safety officials were about to revoke the plane's airworthiness certificate. Air France stopped flying its Concordes after one of the planes crashed last month outside Paris, killing 113 people.

NPR's Susan Stamberg remembers her colleague, Mike Waters, who died yesterday at age 69. He hosted this program from 1971 to 1974, part of that time as co-host with Stamberg. Waters had a rich, deep voice. It was said "he had a cathedral in his head." We hear some his work -- include a skit in which a sunrise is "directed" by Waters as an archangel.