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NPR's Eric Weiner tells Linda Wertheimer that the latest information about the accident between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing vessel off the coast of Hawaii is dominating the news in Japan.

Artie Wilson was the first black player for the Oakland Oaks in the Pacific Coast League.

Hundreds of dogs from across the West Coast were on their best behavior at the the Golden Gate Kennel Club's Dog Show.

A massive earthquake hit just off the Mexican coast near Guatemala overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Emily Green from Mexico City.

The key highway along the California coast has been cleared of debris and is a few days from reopening.

An algae bloom off the San Diego coast is putting on a brilliant display of bioluminescence that's lighting up the water and drawing huge crowds to marvel at the rare phenomenon.

A fin whale carcass at Oakland's waterfront was towed to Angel Island, while a dead gray whale washed up on the coast in Marin.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from the campaign trail where both George W. Bush and Al Gore traveled to the West Coast yesterday. With the race close in Oregon, Washington, and California, Bush is threatening Gore in what are traditionally Democratic strongholds (4:26).

Robert Siegel talks with Beth Herzfeld, spokeswoman for Anti-Slavery International (www.antislavery.org), about children on a boat that is missing off the coast of Benin. The ship is said to be taking part in a thriving slave trade in children.

New Orleans is getting most of the nation's attention, but Hurricane Katrina's fury shattered Mississippi's coast, with stunning structural damage. Entire beachfront neighborhoods are gone in Gulfport, Waveland and other towns.