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Noah Adams talks with Ralph Gardner Jr., who is covering the Puffy Combs trial for the New York Observer about closing arguments in the Puffy Combs trial. Yesterday, the defense made their closing arguments, and today was the prosecution's turn. Gardner says today prosecutor Matthew Bogdanos started his summation of the state's case by playing recordings of emergency telephone calls after 3 people were wounded by gunfire on Dec. 27, 1999.

A portrait of seediness and forgetfulness in the biggest little city in the world. Andrei Codrescu returns to the town where five years ago he was snowed in. Codrescu claims mountain lions came down to the town back then, but finds people don't remember that detail.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the Nasdaq bounced back a bit from its steep fall yesterday. The Dow industrials spent most of the day in negative territory. Stock prices have plummeted in recent weeks because of a string of disappointing earnings reports from major technology companies.

Reaction from around the country to the dips in the stock market.

Ever wonder why we call a prolonged downturn in the market a "Bear Market" and an extended rise a "Bull Market?" Virginia Morris, co-author of the Wall Street Journal Guide to Money and Investing, explains where these terms come from.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that the U.S. Commander in Chief of Pacific Forces is visiting China. The communist country is warning the U.S. not to develop its planned national missile defense program, or to sell arms to Taiwan.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia on new fighting today between ethnic Albanian militants and the Macedonian army. The gun battles took place near the city of Tetovo, deeper inside the country than previous clashes, which have been confined to the area near the border with Kosovo. Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski expressed confidence the army can contain the unrest, although he branded the militants separatists. The rebels say they are fighting for greater rights for Macedonia's ethnic Albanians -- a third of the total population.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the upcoming Senate debate on campaign finance. The popular McCain-Feingold bill banning soft money contributions will be discussed, and President Bush is scheduled to release a statement outlining his position on the issue within a week.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia on the spreading conflict between ethnic Albanians and government forces.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reportson fast-food chains' actions to protect their hamburgers -- and their profits -- from the effects of mad cow disease.