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Karen Schaeffer of member station WCPN reports that the Ford Motor Company has shut down a Cleveland-area engine plant while officials try to pinpoint the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease that has sickened at least three workers.

Paul Schersten gripes about the type of names sports stadiums have nowadays.

Noah Adams talks to Jo Jones of Ditches Farm at Church Stoke in Montgomery in Wales about the devastating slaughter of her family's 228 pedigree dairy cows this week. Half of their herd of dairy cows came down with foot-and-mouth disease and because the virus is so contagious, all of the cows had to be killed, then burned. Her husband Winston and daughter Lottie are not just suffering economic loss, but more importantly, are emotionally distraught by the loss.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that President Bush's energy priority is to make the U.S. energy-independent. But environmentalists say that means Mr. Bush will put too much emphasis on increasing supplies, and not enough on conservation.

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports on how the government is trying to curb the possibility of international passengers carrying foot-and-mouth disease to the United States through Boston's Logan Airport

NPR's David Welna reports on moves by some members in Congress to play a leading role on carbon pollution regulation in power plants. Earlier this week President Bush reversed a campaign pledge on limiting such emissions. But today a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a "Clean Power Act" legislation, designed to regulate power plant pollutants. The Bush administration is focusing more on anticipated power outages; earlier today, Energy Secretary Abraham predicted blackouts in California this summer.

The Senate is expected to begin debate next week on the latest version of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. This year, the sponsors think they have enough votes to choke off a filibuster. But some of the Democratic-leaning interest groups, such as labor unions, are having second thoughts about new provisions in the legislation this time around. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Noah Adams speaks with Randy Rosetta, a sports writer for the Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock, Texas about the controversy over Lubbock's Texas Tech University's decision to make Bobby Knight the school's basketball coach. Coach Knight was forced out of Indiana University after many years of success because his angry outbursts and less than civil behavior had made him a liability for that university. Mr. Rosetta says the prospect of coach Knight's coming to Texas Tech is welcome by many people, particularly those under 35. But a Texas Tech professor has started a petition drive among the school's faculty recommending that the administration not hire coach Knight

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that Britain announced plans today to kill 100,000 more animals, in addition to the 200,000 sheep, cows and pigs marked for slaughter because of foot-and-mouth disease. World governments are scrambling to contain the virus, which has reportedly spread to parts of the Middle East.

Joshua Levs reports that authorities in DeKalb County, Ga., are conducting their largest investigation ever into the murder of Derwin Brown. Brown was the sheriff-elect when he was gunned down in his driveway in December, three days before he would have taken office. Brown had promised to overhaul operations at the county jail, which he called a cesspool of corruption. Thirty-six detectives are on the case, but so far no murder suspects have been named. Three men have been charged with lying to investigators.

Demand has soared for the type of dog that fatally attacked a California woman. Vincent Duffy of member station WKSU reports that breeders are resisting this new clientele who seek big, vicious dogs.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports on the debate over mandatory testing of high school students. Tenth graders in California will be required to take achievement tests next year which could determine whether they graduate.

Bob Edwards talks with Andrew Chaiken , editor of Space Illustrated Magazine, about NASA's decision to cancel development of a spacecraft known as the X-33. It was intended to be a replacement for the space shuttle.

Will he or won't he? South African President Mbeki is scheduled to speak to parliament tomorrow, where he may make a historic pronouncement regarding the AIDS health crisis. During the question time, he will be asked why the government hasn't yet declared a state of emergency, which would allow it to bypass international trade agreements and allow the importation and manufacture of cheaper, generic AIDS drugs. NPR's Brenda Wilson reports from Johannesburg.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that U.S. stock prices tumbled yesterday amid investor concerns about technology earnings. The NASDAQ composite index has now declined by 60-percent since its high last March. There's concern that confidence has fallen to the point where prices may not rebound as quickly as in the past.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on why so few customers are choosing to do their banking over the Internet. Older people say they're more comfortable with a teller than a computer. Others say they don't trust online security systems, and dislike the service charges.

Commentator Paul Podolsky says the dive in the stock market is a small hurdle for the savvy new breed of new economy traders.

It's been a rough month for organized labor, as Congress repealed workplace rules on repetitive stress and the Bush administration intervened to forestall threatened strikes against airlines. In the months ahead, congressional leaders are promising more hard looks at laws and regulations favored by the unions. Labor weighed in heavily during the election campaign on behalf of Democratic candidates, but union leaders still seem stunned at how far and how fast their standing in Washington has fallen. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

The captain of the Japanese fishing trawler that sank after a collision with a U.S. submarine took the stand today in the Navy's court of inquiry into the accident. What followed were the most moving and emotional hours yet in the dramatic proceeding. NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia on new fighting today between ethnic Albanian militants and the Macedonian army. The gun battles took place near the city of Tetovo, deeper inside the country than previous clashes, which have been confined to the area near the border with Kosovo. Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski expressed confidence the army can contain the unrest, although he branded the militants separatists. The rebels say they are fighting for greater rights for Macedonia's ethnic Albanians -- a third of the total population.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports that the recent FBI spy scandal has caused the agency to consider testing its employees more often with polygraphs. The benefit is that a spy has less chance to pass information to the enemy. The cost is that a false-positive rate of about 15 percent can ruin the lives of innocent people.

Allison Aubrey reports that Coca-Cola made a very public announcement today that it is changing the way its flagship product is marketed in the nation's schools. The Atlanta-based company says it will urge its bottlers to end the practice of negotiating "exclusive" contracts with school districts. The company also promised to give school kids more choice by stocking vending machines with healthier options. Many parent groups have criticized the exclusive contract arrangement.

Chicago Public Radio's Shirley Jahad caught up with elderly walkers who are back making the rounds of their local mall. They took on the managers who wanted to shut them out.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that Russian scientists are meticulously planning Mir's return to Earth, to prevent any harm. They're using computer models to anticipate where the 140-ton space station will splash down in the South Pacific, and warning away planes and boats from the area.

Host Melissa Block talks to Sen. Charles Grassley, Republican of Iowa, who wrote the Senate bankruptcy bill, and to bankruptcy lawyer Mark Zuckerberg, who opposes the measure.