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After officially receiving theDemocratic nomination in Los Angeles, Al Gore and his running-mate, Joseph Lieberman, took a boat down the Mississippi River. The contenders are traveling aboard the Mark Twain to Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. NPR's Anthony Brooks talks with Jacki from the campaign trail.

Dick Cheney may befacing a bigger decision than that of accepting the other half of Governor Bush's ticket; if Cheney accepts the stock options given to him by the Haliburton Company as part of his retirement package, the potential Vice-President could be in a position to influence how much those options are worth. NPR's Peter Overby reports on Cheney's dilemma.

Jacki Lyden speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Davan Maharaj about the recent deaths attributed toover-stocked super stores like the Home Depot and Sam's Club. Merchandise piled high has fallen off shelves onto shoppers.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the use of cochlear implants -- medical implants used to bring a semblance of hearing to the deaf. Many patients benefit from the implants,but few insurers cover the full cost. Now a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association makes the case for long-term savings in health care when the implants are used.

Anita Bugg from memberstation WPLN in Nashville reports on an annual joint yard sale that spreads for 450 miles along a southern highway.

The Russian Orthodox Church ceremony to consecrate new church in Moscow. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

To no one's surprise, Tiger Woods is leading in the PGA Championship, in Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about Mr. Woods' popularity and what he brings to the sport.

In 1971, a man going by the name of D.B. Cooper jumped from a Northwest Airlines 747 over Washington state, carrying $200,000 in ransom money from the airlines, and two parachutes. Jo Weber tells Melinda Penkava that her late husband, Duane, confessed on his deathbed five years ago that he was Cooper.

Jacki Lyden talkswith Barbara Robinette Moss about her new book Change Me Into Zeus' Daughter. The memoir chronicles the extreme poverty her large family endured in rural Alabama during the 1950's, which led to serious physical deformities for Moss. (Published by Scribner 2000; ISDN: 074320218X) (

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow on the desperate situation involving the 118 sailors trapped on a Russian submarine. As the Russian navy announced that it had little hope of finding any survivors, a British rescue team arrived on the scene.