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Melinda speaks with Cathy Crimmins about life with her husband, Alan Forman, following his traumatic brain injury. She writes about his recovery, and about how this trauma changed their relationship in her new book, Where is the Mango Princess?

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about this week in the George W. Bush campaign. Bush appeared on two popular TV talk shows, and campaigned heavily with family members in Florida. That was supposed to be a safe state for Mr. Bush since his brother is Governor. But polls show him even with Vice-President Al Gore.

Melinda talks with Arizona Game and Fish Spokesman Rory Aikens about his department's fight against the increasing number of Crawfish crowding Arizona's rivers and lakes.

Jeff Lunden reports that the movie The Sound of Music is making a comeback in theaters in London and New York.

Melinda with some thoughts on Court TV's decision to pull Confessions from its lineup.

The State Department has pulled the security clearance for the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Martyn Indyk. Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark about the details and what this might mean for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

The United States and its allies will be following developments in Yugoslavia closely over the next few days. A big worry is that Milosevic might be tempted in the aftermath of the voting to start yet another war in the region. One target could be the junior Yugoslav republic of Montenegro. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on how the United States and other countries might respond to a new Balkan conflict.

Host Mike Shuster talks to Minnesota Governor, and author, Jesse Ventura. Today, Ventura releases an essay of a fictional press conference, where he asks all the questions...and muckraking reporters have to provide all the answers. (3:51) The essay can be found on our website, www.npr.org

Host Mike Shuster talks to Bruce Link, co-author of a mental health study that is expected to be released today. According to a study, Americans increasingly associate mental illness with the potential for violence despite evidence the mentally ill are not violence-prone.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that the nation's blood supply may be stretched dangerously thin in years ahead. As the baby boomers continue to age, some experts are projecting more blood will be needed to keep them healthy, and the number of donors will continue to drop.