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(Update)NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a lawsuit expected to go to court today against the Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tires. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking more than 100 million dollars in damages against the companies in the on-going dispute over safety problems with the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires.

Commentator Celeste Headlee talks about her grandfather, composer William Grant Still, and his groundbreaking music.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Cameron Meierhoefer, an internet market analyst, about the future of retail business on the web.

From member station WNYC, Andrea Bernstein reports on a new CD that pays tribute to New York's gay history. A Gay Century Songbook features music about gay life in New York during the 20th century. It was recorded by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. (A Gay Century Songbook DRG Records 19015)

Bandleader Les Brown died of lung cancer this week at the age of 88. For almost 70 years, Les Brown and His Band of Renown entertained US troops and music fans worldwide. In 1940, with a 17-year-old Doris Day on vocals, Brown recorded Sentimental Journey -- the biggest hit of 1945. Brown later joined Bob Hope's weekly radio show and then made the transition to television with him. Host Lisa Simeone has this appreciation.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on today's state of the state address by California Governor Gray Davis. Many residents in California are hoping the governor will make an announcement about the state's energy crisis.

Thailand's opposition party - the Thai Rak Thai - won an overwhelming victory in the country's Parliamentary election yesterday. But the results of the election have not been officially recognized due to concerns about voting irregularities and corruption. From Bangkok, Gina Wilkinson reports.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Santiago, Chile, Augusto Pinochet failed to report for court-ordered psychological tests. It is yet to be determined if the retired general is mentally fit to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses during his dictatorship.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that has claimed responsibility for dozens of acts of violence against luxury homes, resorts, and slaughterhouses.

Lisa talks with writer Paule Marshall about her new book, THE FISHER KING, a story of jazz and family strife in Brooklyn, New York. (THE FISHER KING is published by Scribner)