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Noah Adams talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about minor league sports. Small hockey leagues and the Continental Basketball Association are all having a tough time drawing crowds. But baseball's minor leagues are more successful than ever.

Ivan Watson in Abidjan reports on the continuing tensions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast. Migrant workers from other African states are leaving in large numbers, complaining of discrimination and harassment.

NPR diplomatic correspondent Ted Clark reports on the first foreign trip by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell is making several stops in the Middle East. He will also meet with Russia's Foreign Minister in Cairo and with his NATO counterparts in Brussels.

Youth Radio's Belia Meyeno Choy reports from Berkeley, Calif., on the new look of cheerleading. Today's cheerleading squads are providing entertainment, with moves based in dance and gymnastics. They're not just leading the crowd.

Guitarist John Fahey died yesterday at the age of 61. He was often called the inventor of American primitivist music. He established a record label in 1963, signing musicians like Leo Kottke, Peter Lang and George Winston. Host Noah Adams speaks with Fahey's friend and fellow guitarist Leo Kottke. (4:30) The song heard during this interview is called Sligo River Blues. It's from John Fahey's first record, Blind Joe Death, recorded in 1959.

Host Noah Adams talks with Judith Yaphe, a senior fellow at National Defense University, about Kuwait's political status in the 10 years since the Gulf War. Yaphe says while there is some measure of openness, Kuwait is not a true democracy.

President Bush is meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David today. Defense policy is on the agenda, including the allied stance toward Iraq and U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile defense system. Noah Adams talks with NPR's Pam Fessler about the meeting.

A periscope sweep of the ocean made by the crew of a U.S. Navy submarine was not thorough enough -- according to newspaper reports today. The Washington Times says the finding is part of a confidential navy report on the crash of the USS Greeneville into a Japanese ship off Hawaii. Host Noah Adams talks to NPR's Tom Gjelten about that and another report that the commander was aware of sonar soundings that indicated a ship was nearby.

NPR's new podcast Louder Than A Riot looks at the interconnected rise of hip-hop and mass incarceration.

The Trump campaign is pushing for the next presidential debate to be held in person even though the commission that runs has said it will be virtual.

High school football coach Charles Peterson of Columbia, S.C., is remembered as someone who looked out for others. He died of COVID-19 on Sept. 13 at the age of 46.

Trump doesn't want to participate in a virtual debate. Thirteen were arrested in a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor. And, contact tracing for the White House coronavirus outbreak reveals challenges.

Hundreds of musicians turned out to play an orchestral number across from Britain's parliament in a protest of the pandemic-related drop in government financial aid to freelancers like themselves.

Norwegian Nobel Committee gave the organization the peace price for "acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."

Jinny Savolainen was looking for a sense of purpose when the pandemic hit Leverett, Mass. "Just when things seemed so dark, I found some light in the words of the people all around me," she said.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with Rob Bamberger about the life and music of Mildred Bailey (1903-1951). Bailey was a popular singer of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. She sang with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, and was married to bandleader and xylophone player, Red Norvo. Rob Bamberger is the host of the radio program, Hot Jazz Saturday Night, on member station WAMU,Washington DC (www.wamu.org) and on NPR Worldwide, NPR's international service. Listeners can reach Rob by e-mail at "hotjazz@wamu.org". A new re-mastered collection of Mildred Bailey's Columbia 78s is on Mosaic Records (www.mosaicrecords.com).

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says two militia groups "were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me." Thirteen people are charged after the FBI thwarted the alleged plot.

A man-made cave 50 feet underground in New Mexico is available to rent for those that don't want to be stressed out by news during the upcoming presidential election.

In Craig, Colo., advocates, gun store owners and law enforcement have developed informal networks allowing people in crisis to temporarily give up their guns.

Jackson Oswalt has been waiting for three years for confirmation that he broke a Guinness World record when he made a working nuclear fusion reactor at the age of twelve.

Hurricane Delta, a 'major' category 3 storm, is expected to make landfall Friday evening in the same area Laura hit in August. Forecasters warn of a life-threatening storm surge and powerful winds.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on today's opening of a military inquiry into the sinking of a Japanese fishing boat by a U.S. Navy submarine. Nine people died in the accident. The outcome of the proceedings could change the way individual responsibility is defined in the modern military.

Listener Comments. There were so many comments about Renee Montagne's interview about the Cajun country Mardi Gras, that Renee talked again with folklorist Barry Ancelet, Professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafeyette. Check out the Mardi Gras Gumbo recipe.

Amita Sharma of member station KPBS reports on a new database at the San Diego County public defenders office. The program will help track complaints against police officers ranging from civil offenses to family court charges. Public defenders say such information could be used to identify "problem officers" or to question their credibility in court. But police unions warn it could be abused and might deter people from joining the force.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Rob Gifford. In Beijing, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has begun talks with the nation's Congress about the future of China's economy.