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New York City taxi drivers are now in the second week of a hunger strike outside City Hall in Manhattan. They're demanding debt relief for thousands of drivers who are facing financial ruin.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Samson Shekhar Chauhan of the Lutheran Maritime Ministries about his work assisting crew members unable to leave ships because of COVID restrictions and shipping delays.

Commentator Leis Wiehl says a federal judge in Illinois got it wrong when he gave a longer sentence to one of two people convicted in the burglary and arson of a Jewish community center.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the month since Bill Clinton left the White House. The former president, his pardons, his gifts, his wife and his relatives have been constantly in the news. Democrats had expected the post-presidency Clinton to be a party leader. Now they're not sure what to make of him or his future.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Governor's Election Reform task force is recommending that Florida adopt optical scanning statewide to count votes.

California Gov. Gray Davis is struggling to patch together a plan that will save the state's big utilities from bankruptcy while protecting consumers from whopping rate increases. It's a tall order. Utilities, lawmakers, power generators and consumer advocates are pressing their very different interests in high stakes negotiations. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

In a report filed for the BBC, Richard Galpin reports thousands of refugees are being evacuated from the island of Borneo in Indonesia to get them away from ethnic warfare.

Members of the community of Chelsea, Vt., gathered last night in a church basement to reflect on the murders of two Dartmouth University professors. Two teenagers are accused in the crime. Host Noah Adams speaks with psychiatrist Andy Pomerantz, who was at the meeting. Pomerantz says it was a time for people to question what the tragedy says about their own community.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on the case of a Rhode Island man who wants to build seaside homes on his land there. Most of the property is tidelands, and the state says he can't build there. Now the case is going before Supreme Court, and some say the decision could be an important one in the battle between property rights advocates and conservationists.

Commentator Jack Germond says Democrats may be hurting, but they're not as bad-off as many pundits would have it.

Robert Siegel speaks with Nomi Morris, Middle East correspondent for Knight Ridder Newspapers. She's in Baghdad and says the breakdown of sanctions against Iraq have eased the human suffering in the country and led to signs that business is returning. The United States and Great Britian are increasingly isolated in their policy of continuing economic sanctions.

NPR's David Welna spent a day with Congresswoman Anne Northup. The third-term Republican is from Louisville, Kentucky -- a district that was staunchly Democratic for decades.

NPR's Kate Seelye in Kuwait reports on ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of Kuwait's liberation from Iraqi occupation. Former President George Bush was on hand for the ceremonies along with Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Larry Abramson about the opening of Microsoft's appeal. Lawyers for the software giant will be in Washington, D.C., today to argue in front of a Federal Court of Appeals.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the new German defense budget. The German defense minister has called for base closings and defense cuts.

The U.S. lumber industry is finding it hard to post a profit. Their production prices have remained high, but in order to remain competitive with imported timber, many U.S. logging companies have been selling their wares at or below cost. Kathy Witkowsky examines how an independently owned sawmill in Seeley Lake, Montana, deals with the problem.

After a bus attack yesterday by a Palestinian man in Tel Aviv in which eight Israelis were killed, Israel may be considering military strikes in retaliation against the Palestinian Authority. Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in the Gaza strip.

Commentator Garrett Bucks finds the meaning behind this week's court ruling against Napster -- how the loss of this free music-trading service affects music as an art form.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports on the growing tension between Canada and Brazil. Canada recently banned Brazilian beef to avoid the risk of mad-cow disease. Brazilians claim their beef is safe, and that Canada is smearing their reputation.

El Salvador is trying to dig out from under the rubble left by Tuesday's earthquake which killed at least 274 people. Many more are missing, and over 100,000 are homeless. Host Bob Edwards speaks with Gino Lofredo, director of El Salvador Catholic Relief Services, about rescue and relief efforts.

President Bush today paid his first visit to the State Department, swearing in new diplomats and saluting veteran foreign service officers. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Liz Carpenter, a political humorist, speechwriter and former press secretary for Lady Bird Johnson. The native Texan says that Texas and Washington have changed a lot since the days of the Johnson administration.

Host Bob Edwards talks about the history of presidential pardons with Robert George, a professor of legal philosophy at Princeton University. George says that pardons weren't designed for cases like Marc Rich; the main purpose of a pardon is to heal the political wounds of a nation.

Commentator Molly Ivins shows off her proficiency in "Bush Speak", a new dialect in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that this week's ruling against online music-trader Napster has computer programmers brainstorming ways to provide the same service -- without the lawsuits.