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NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports from the port city Norfolk, Virginia in wake of a bombing attack Thursday in Yemen of the Navy destroyer, the U.S.S. Cole, which left 17 crew members dead or missing and 39 people injured.

Lisa talks with Shibley Telhami, a Middle East scholar at the University of Maryland about the current prospects for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. On Monday, Egypt is hosting an emergency summit designed to bring an end to recent violence that has taken scores of lives. Many high level diplomats will be on hand including President Clinton who will travel to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheik to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on new information about the safety of P.P.A., the main ingredient in many cold remedies and appetite suppressants. On Thursday, advisors to the Food and Drug Administration declared P.P.A. unsafe, based on a new study showing young women who take these medications have a higher-than-normal risk of stroke. The FDA usually goes along with such recommendations, though some experts say that the study isn't conclusive and that more research is needed before banning P.P.A.

Robert talks with Roger Kahn, author of The Head Game: Baseball Seen From The Pitcher's Mound, about his book. They talk about Sandy Kofax and Johnny Sain. Kahn says Kofax was a wild pitcher in his early days, and had to learn control. (7:15) The Head Game: Baseball Seen From The Pitcher's Mound, by Roger Kahn, is published by Hook Slide, Inc., ISBN # 0-15-1004410-2.

Wade Goodwyn reports that in Arkansas' Fourth Congressional District -- Bill Clinton territory -- incumbent Republican Jay Dickey is fighting for his political life by attending almost every town or county festival, and even large family reunions. He's touting the millions he has brought to the district from his perch on the House Appropriations Committee. Challenger Mike Ross is running to the right of Gore and meeting bleary-eyed potential constituents at 7 a.m. in coffee shops across the district.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that a French appeals court ruled today that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi can be prosecuted in France for complicity in the 1989 destruction of a French airliner over Niger. One-hundred-seventy people died in the terrorist attack. The ruling could expand the reach of international criminal law. The French state prosecutor had argued against this ruling, stating that Gaddafi enjoys what is known as "sovereign immunity," which protects a head of state from prosecution for acts performed while in office. But the French court -- citing as precedent the case of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in Britain -- ruled that the notion of sovereign immunity does not extend to charges of ordering the bombing of an airliner.

In today's installment from the Lost & Found Sound series we hear the music of the Grateful Dead re-invented in the studio by the a cappella soul singers, The Persuasions. Their new CD, Might as Well... The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, has just been released. (12:30)Might As Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead is distributed by BMG and Arista. Find out more at: http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/001020.stories.html

Commentator Mary McClintock Fulkerson says that there should be more, not less, discussion of the candidates' religious beliefs. If voters really knew about candidates' religious philosophies, she says, it would be an indicator how they might make decisions about governance.

A former U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Saudi-born dissident Osama Bin Laden to bomb two American embassies in Africa. Ali Mohamed, an Egyptian native, is among seventeen people indicted for the attacks on the embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 220 people in 1998. Appearing in federal court in New York City, Mohamed admitted to working with the organization known as Islamic Jihad to attack Western targets. Mohamed left the U.S. Army in 1989.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the implications of Secretary of State Madeline Albright's planned trip to North Korea on Sunday. It is the latest indication that years of hostility and tension between Washington and Pyongyang are coming to an end. Fifty years ago yesterday, U.S. forces, under the auspices of the United Nations, briefly took control of the North Korean capital in a bloody three-year conflict that was a direct outgrowth of World War Two and Cold War attitudes.

Noah talks with Stephanie Hobbs, spokeswoman for Verizon Communications, about new telephone directories allowing customers to offer more information about themselves than just a name and address. Customers will now have the option of listing e-mail and Web page addresses too.

NPR's Peter Kenyon and Anthony Brooks report from the campaign trail. George W. Bush was in the Midwest, where he attacked Gore on character and leadership. Gore, campaigning across the South, blasted Bush's policy proposals and his record in Texas.

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NPR's Julia McCarthy reports a new report that blames Britain's government for misleading the public to think they were safe from mad cow disease. Nearly 80 people have died from the outbreak.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on how the presidential race is playing out in Arkansas, a key state in this election. Like most southern states, Arkansas has voted increasingly Republican, but in order for George W. Bush to win the state, he'll have to appeal to the suburban women around Little Rock, African-Americans, and the rural working class.

A draft report by the United Nations sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes that there is strong evidence that humans have contributed to global warming. The panel also predicted that the earth is likely to get hotter than previously predicted. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

For over 10 years, Nancy Cartwright has provided the voice for the mischievous tyke, Bart Simpson of the tv series, The Simpsons. Cartwright has written a book, detailing her life as Bart, and tells Noah that when she first read for The Simpsons, Bart, was not the part she was up for.

Anne Garrels reports from Pristina on the symptoms of a struggling international presence in Kosovo. Peacekeepers find themselves in the unusual position of traffic guards, trying to manage the area's deadly gridlock. And with Kosovo's infrastructure shattered along with its roads, the task is both difficult and dangerous.

Commentator Patt Morrison says it's no sin to NOT vote...especially if you don't know who or what you're for.

The Presidential race isn't the only tight election this year. The house majority is also on the line. Bob Edwards talks to Congressman Tom Davis of Virginia and chairman of the Republican House campaign and Congressman Martin Frost of Texas, chairman of the Democratic caucus about there house predictions.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from New York on the end of the World Series. The Yankees finished off the Mets last night with a 4-2 win in the five-game series. Their victory left half the city to party, and the rest to mourn.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein about the highlights of last night's game, and the Yankees ever-more impressive legacy.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Seoul where the rapid move towards peace with North Korea is leaving some South Koreans uneasy. Despite their president's recent Peace Prize and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's visit, there is a feeling more time is necessary to heal the distrust of the last fifty years.

Commentator Meghan Daum says she has trouble figuring out the meaning behind the finger wave...a polite, one-digit salute given by one Midwestern driver to another as they pass on the highway.

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