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Commentator Lester Reingold says he thinks the recent crash of a Concorde in France signals the end of an era in aviation.

Ametha Sharma from member station KPBS reports the San Diego District Attorney's office is reviewing a number of cases to see if DNA evidence could definitely prove guilt or innocence. The reviews are being conducted on more than 500 convictions made before 1992, when DNA evidence was not widely in use.

Host Lynn Neary talks with Republican Andrew Card and Democrat Terry McAuliffe, chairmen of their parties' conventions, about plans for the Republican Convention in Philadelphia and Democratic one in Los Angeles.

Scott with some thoughts about when the public sector gets taken over by the private sector.

NPR's Laura Sydell reports on the increasing conversion of Latinos from Christianity to Islam. The number of Latinos Muslims remains small but mark a significant change. Sydell attended a gathering in Stockton California of Latino Muslims and has this report.

On Friday the Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court for its official thoughts about pot. Two weeks ago a federal judge in San Francisco ruled there can be legitimate medical reasons to make the drug available legally. Now the Justice Department's action could set the stage for new rules about marijuana. Kai Ryssdal reports from San Francisco.

NPR's senior news analyst Dan Schorr reviews the week's news.

Scott Simon talks to Georgetown professor of biology Martha Weiss about the amazing frass flinging (caterpillar feces) abilities of the silver spotted skipper caterpiller.

Host Jacki Lyden talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon in Philadelphia, where Republicans are finalizing the 2000 GOP Platform. Except for the controversy over abortion, this year's platform has been softened and toned down from the party's statements in 1996. It reflects the tight hold the George W. Bush campaign has had over this year's convention.

American scientists sometimes complain that they are underfunded and underappreciated. But compared to researchers other countries, they have it pretty good. In Russia, for instance, one physics experiment has been attacked by thieves trying to steal precious metals. In this week's science wrap-up NPR's David Kestenbaum took a look at happenings overseas.