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The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of ballot language to reimagine the Minneapolis police department in the upcoming election. Early voting begins Friday.

President Clinton today announced he will defer to his successor on the nation's missile defense system. The president said he would allow research and development work on the $60-billion proposal to go forward. But Mr. Clinton also said he would defer construction and deployment decisions to the next White House resident. Steve Inskeep of NPR News has a report.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that a former federal prosecutor in the Branch Davidian case says he expects to be indicted on charges of making false statements to federal investigators and obstructing justice. Bill Johnston was an assistant U.S. Attorney in Waco, when he wrote a letter last year to Attorney General Janet Reno, alleging a cover-up in the Justice Department of evidence that federal agents used incendiary tear gas canisters on the morning that the Branch Davidian compound went up in flames. Johnston says the indictment is revenge for his going public with his allegations.

Linda talks with Christopher Null, the Executive Editor of SmartBusiness for the New Economy, about Amazon-dot-com's new privacy policy. Amazon has announced that whatever information it may have about its customers is now considered a company asset, and may be shared, transferred or sold. (4:00) The SmartBusiness URL is www.smartbusinessmag.com

Host Renee Montagne talks with Michael Kahn, the director of the Academy for Classical Acting, about a new program for working actors. It's a one-year Master of Fine Arts degree devoted exclusively to classical acting. It's the only such program of its kind.

Patients with advanced cancer and heart disease are among those who have had to wait for surgeries and other procedures as critically ill, unvaccinated COVID patients strain the medical system.

Actor James McDaniel is Lieutenant Arthur Fancy on NYPD Blue. McDaniel has appeared in numerous television, film and theater productions, including the films Strictly Business, Malcolm X, and Alice. He's also received the Clarence Derwent Award for his performance in the Broadway play, Six Degrees of Separation. McDaniel has appeared on the television shows Kate and Allie, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, and Civil Wars. (REBROADCAST from 12

Actor Peter Falk. He's best known for his role as a rumpled L.A. detective in the 1970s TV series Columbo, where he garnered three Emmy awards. (REBROADCAST FROM 3

Actor J.K. Simmons. He's a regular on HBO's OZ the graphic and disturbing drama of life in a maximum security prison. Simmons plays convict and neo-nazi Vernon Schillinger. And he has a recurring role in Law & Order. Simmons film credits include The Jackal and Extreme Measures. (REBROADCAST from 7

The stars of the 1980s TV series Cagney & Lacey Sharon Gless (Christine Cagney) and Tyne Daly (Mary Beth Lacy). The two played New York City Police detectives. C&L was the first TV crime show in which the two central characters were female. The TV series won 14 Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. Tyne Daly is currently starring in the CBS series Judging Amy. (REBROADCAST from 4