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Along Lake Victoria, women fishmongers often engage in transactional sex with fishermen — a practice that contributes to Kenya's high rate of HIV. One group is challenging that convention.

We ask a number of writers - specialists in mystery, science fiction, children's literature and magic -- to apply their craft to the unravelling of the case of a stack of subpoenaed Rose Law Firm documents that mysteriously appeared in a limited access White House residential room after they were long thought to be lost.

Robert talks to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer about settlement in the state's lawsuit against Publishers Clearing House. Lockyer says this is just the beginning -- that he's been talking with other state Attorneys General about closing a similar settlement deal with another major sweepstakes company.

Robert talks to National Security Adviser Anthony Lake about White House concerns about the Russian attack upon Chechen guerrillas and the possible defeat of the reformers in the upcoming Russian elections. He also addresses the question of whether the deadline for the Dayton Accords can be met in Bosnia.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with historian Joseph Ellis about the transition of power from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson after the contentious election of 1800. The conversation is part of a month-long series about leaving the White House.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on troubles at Hale House, the Harlem charity that has cared for babies who are born with the virus that causes AIDS -- or are born addicted to drugs. The New York state attorney general's office is investigating allegations over how the charity has raised and used its funds.

A range of health issues, from benign to serious, can cause an alarming reaction in your pet's balance systems. This edition of Animal House examines…

NPR's John Nielsen reports on competing proposals in the ouse and Senate which are intended to re-vamp the system designed to provide ffordable housing to the nation's poor. The sticking point between the two roposals is over how much money and control should be retained by the overnment, and how much should be turned over to the states.

that reveal the extent to which President Clinton was involved in rewarding donors with White House events... including nights in the Lincoln bedroom.

whose unyielding positions on the budget led to the Government shutdown are softening this time around. They are wiling to make some concessions to the White House in order to come to an agreement on a balanced budget.