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Edwards was the last in a long line of colorful populist Democrats who once dominated Louisiana politics. He served four terms as governor, and did federal prison time on a corruption conviction.

Soldiers around the world will stop what they're doing Thursday to take part in suicide prevention training. The "stand down" is part of the Army's response to an alarming suicide rate — on average, one a day.

Musicians say they see benefits to their music and videos being on YouTube — but not much money.

Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report.

Even as Pennsylvania's controversial new voter ID law faces court challenges, nonprofits and other groups are busy helping the state's voters, especially the poor and elderly, weave their way through a sometimes complicated bureaucratic process to get a photo ID before the election.

A huge, magnitude-8.7 earthquake in April produced stronger ground shaking than any earthquake ever recorded, and surprised seismologists by triggering more than a dozen moderate earthquakes around the world. One seismologist thinks we're witnessing the gradual evolution of a new boundary between tectonic plates.

The Casual Vacancy is worlds away from Hogwarts and Harry Potter. It's a dark comedy of manners, set in a small town in the aftermath of a local politician's death. Rowling says her experiences with poverty informed her gritty portrayal of English life.

Critics say the ads, created by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, are condescending and could have a negative effect on people who are overweight. But the company stands by the ads, saying the obesity problem is so big, they needed to take dramatic action.

Commentator Lenore Skenazy (skuh-NAY-zee) says that gift shops have become too upscale and too environmentally sensitive. Lenore laments the loss of stupid souvenir items of the past.

Senator Barbara Boxer about Congressional reaction to President Clinton's announcement today to recertify Mexico's anti-drug efforts.

Nancy Rigotti, director of the Tobacco Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Rigotti explains how to determine if retailers are observing the new FDA regulations on selling cigarettes to minors.

Danny speaks with NY Times correspondent Chris Hedges about accused war criminal Radovan Karadzic and his current profiteering.

Korva talks with Roger Bagnell of Columbia University, a scholar who has worked to reunite scattered fragments of papyrus in cyberspace...the results: ordinary people can get a window on the everyday lives of people in ancient times.

Ray talks with Beth Luman, a statistician with the fetal alcohol syndrome prevention section of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. They discuss a study that indicates the levels of harmful drinking by pregnant women increased fourfold between 1991 and 1995.

Remember the U.S. Embassy in Moscow scandal? During its construction, Soviet workers filled it with so many bugging devices, the US abandoned the project in the mid 80s. After a decade of finger pointing and political wrangling, a 100% American work crew has begun tearing down part of the Embassy building ....the first stage of a 250 million dollar renovation. NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow.

Korva talks with Lee Ballard, whose company, "Name One," names products and services. Ballard gives us a crash course in how to create fun and memorable names.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat meeting with President Clinton to discuss the next steps in the U.S. sponsored peace process. The president was sympathetic to Arafat's criticism of Israel's latest plans to build new Jewsish settlements in Arab East Jerusalem and said such a move built mistrust instead of the confidence needed to make the peace process work.

March made it's debut over the weekend with tornadoes, heavy rains and flooding that left behind a path of destruction stretching from Arkansas to Ohio. More than forty people are dead, hundreds are injured and more flooding is expected. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on a study concerning patients with moderately severe Alzheimer's Disease. It seems that those who were given vitamin E -- which protects brain cells -- progressed more slowly to the more debilitating stages of the disease.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on an effort by eight officials of the FBI and the CIA to overcome the two agencies' longstanding inability to work closely together on espionage issues. The Justice Department reported this week that lack of communication between the two agencies was in part responsible for delaying capture of U.S. spy Aldrich Ames. The group of eight has found that despite very different cultures, the FBI and CIA can greatly benefit by sharing information.