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The infrastructure bill making its way through Senate is 2,700 pages of proposed spending on roads, trains, broadband and more. The White House is also taking steps to set automobile fuel standards.

A new musical with a score by Sparks and starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard opened the Cannes Film Festival. The distinctive rock-opera with a mind and a sound of its own is opening in the U.S.

It's likely the end of an era. But what an era! NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Meg Linehan of The Athletic on the legacy of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's golden generation.

Federal investigators have named the 20-year-old sailor who they believe is responsible for destroying a multi-billion dollar Naval ship by arson.

Musicians in the U.S. and Japan are collaborating in honor of the first Olympic karate competition: Composers tracked the brainwaves of people performing karate, and turned that data into music.

The White House is announcing new rules for vehicle fuel economy and emissions, a key part of President Biden's climate policy. These regulations will aid in the transition toward electric vehicles.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Erik Frederick, the chief administrative officer at Mercy Hospital Springfield about the COVID-19 spike in Missouri and the patients in intensive care units.

bye Dolly - The sheep cloning project in Scotland that has gained international attention this past week has had its funding slashed. Professor Grahame Bulfield, Director of the Roslin Institute tells Korva Coleman, however, he believes it has nothing to do with the nature of the research.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that prominent North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yop (hwong jahng yahp) remains sheltered inside the South Korean embassy in Beijing, despite indications from North Korea that it would not try to interfere with his transfer to South Korea. South Korean analysts say part of the problem is North Korean and Chinese anger over Seoul's handling of the situation.

The BBC's Simon Ingram reports on a meeting between Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu and Egypt's President Mubarak. After the meeting, Netanyahu said that a controversial plan to build apartments Jews in Arab East Jerusalem was proposed to ease a housing shortage. President Mubarek was not convinced.

Combatting youth crime has become a priority for President Clinton, who recently asked Congress to fund a major effort to reduce juvenile crime. Many of the cases in juvenile court are over troubled youths who -- depending on what happens to them in court and outside -- may or may not wind up as hardened criminals. Julia McEvoy followed one such youth, Emanual Johnson, through his experience in Cook County's Juvenile Court in Chicago.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports the long battle for Conrail, the northeast's dominant railroad, appears to be coming to an end. Conrail's Board of Directors has approved a $10.5 billion buyout offer from Richmond, Virginia based CSX. CSX will then sell significant parts of Conrail to its main competitor, Norfolk Southern. Analysts say the breakup of Conrail will bring some much-needed competition to the Northeast.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on a plague that is threatening the sunny image of Beverly Hills. Something is causing some of the city's signature palm trees to lose their heads. The tops, or crowns, of a number of trees have simply broken off and crashed to the ground. But with $1.5 million in its "urban forestry" budget, the city is working hard to root out the cause and keep it from spreading. After all, just imagine what a palm crown weighing a ton and a half could do if it fell on someone's Ferrari!

Linda talks with Calvin Sims, a reporter for the New York Times. They discuss reports that some of the Tupac Amaru rebels who were holding 72 hostages in the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Peru attempted to surrender, but were killed in the military raid that freed the hostages anyway. Families of these rebels have been forbidden to hold funers...and the bodies will be buried in unmarked graves.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Hong Kong that though human rights groups are critical of the chinese designated chief executive's gutting ot Hong Kong's civil liberties laws, old time expatriate businessmen insist they are not concerned about Hong Kong's future once it reverts to Chinenese rule July 1. These businessmen say they believe China recognizes the economic importance of Hong Kong and that they expect it will be business as usual.

The giant automaker Mitsubishi has replaced its top two Japanese officials at its U-S operations, in the wake of two lawsuits over sexual harassment. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

Las Vegas, Nevada is the city of one-armed bandits - and also, the quickie wedding. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports on what some have called America's Lourdes of Love. She meets people of all ages and from all parts of the country who have chosen a Vegas theme wedding as the best way to start life with the one they love, or at least the one they end up with at the altar.

News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the Oklahoma City Bombing Trial. While trial has only just begun, it represents the conflicts of our times.

NPR's John Burnett is in Ft. Davis, Texas, the site of a standoff between law enforcement officials and some members of The Republic of Texas separatist group. The group had held two people hostage until this morning. Members have retreated into the West Texas mountains. They are also wanted on a variety of civil and criminal charges related to bad checks and bogus liens on property all over the state.

Commentator Ralph Schoenstein laments the fact Nabisco Animal Crackers are not cut out anymore, but are bas relief renderings of animals on rectangles. He calls the president of the company, who denies they ever were cut out. He wonders where this trend is headed.