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NPR's technology correspondent John McChesney reports on the 24th PC Forum. Top technology executives hope the distraction of instant riches is fading in the tech sector, making room for serious research and development.

NPR's Kate Seelye in Amman reports Arab leaders opened summit talks in the Jordanian capital today. The Palestinian issue tops the agenda, but there are fears that continued tensions between Iraq and Kuwait could mar efforts to present a united Arab stand at the summit.

Wondering which books to buy for gifts this year, or to treat yourself? Susan Stamberg speaks to three independent booksellers about their top book picks for this holiday season.

The University of Alamba is one of the top 10 repatriation efforts.

A Massachusetts National Guardsman was arrested Wednesday afternoon in the leak of top secret intelligence documents in a gaming forum.

Leda Hartman reports state officials in North Carolina begin a two-day meeting today to discuss what to do with their share of the national tobacco settlement. So far the nation's top tobacco producer has yet to spend a penny of state money on tobacco control.

During the Clinton administration, most top environment jobs were held by environmentalists. But, as NPR's John Nielsen reports, that's changing under the Bush administration. Environmentalists say new Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton is staffing her department with vocal critics of the environmental community and former industry lobbyists.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States now tops 35,000.

Robert talks with tennis commentator Bud Collins about the week's wins and losses at the Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Several top seeds have been eliminated from both the men's and women's singles tournament. They'll talk about who's left in the competition, and what to expect as the championships draw to a close.

Linda talks to Ken Tucker, Entertainment Weekly's Critic-At-Large to discuss a current trend on television that could be called "Strange TV," featuring such programs as a New Age Hercules in ancient Greece, gangster vampires in San Francisco, and an amoral businessman backstabbing his way to the top.