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NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Sydney, Australia that drug use by athletes is overshadowing the Olympics. Today three positive drugs tests were announced just two days before the opening ceremony of the millennium Olympics.

NPR's Rick Karr reports that the first Latin Grammy will be held tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is hosting the event.

Vice President Gore, stumping in Cincinnati yesterday, outlined his position on many issues. We hear an extended excerpt, in which he talks about improving education with better teachers and creating a more qualified work force.

Commentator Frank Deford says the perception of drug use among Olympic athletes is so strong that almost every winner and every record is suspect.

Defenders of the nation's leading entertainment corporations came to Capitol Hill today to say they do not market adult programming to minors. They were responding to the Senate Commerce Committee's hearing on a Federal Trade Commission report. The report indicates mature films, CD's and video games are routinely advertised in places where young children and teens will see them. Many members of Congress were eager to attack the industry's tactics. But they were just as careful to point out that they do not want to violate the First Amendment. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

The United Nation's High Commissioner for Human rights, Mary Robinson, and former president of Ireland. She'll discuss the murders last week of three UN human rights workers in West Timor.

Guest film critic Henry Sheehan reviews the new film Almost Famous.

On the banks of the Skykomish River in Monroe, Washington today, Republican Presidential nominee George W. Bush announced a $5 billion environmental initiative. Bush said the program was needed to improve maintenance and resource protection in the National Park System. Aides hope the event will get the campaign back on message after days of distraction. Andy Bowers, of NPR News, is with the Bush campaign.

Janet Heimlich reports that Austin, Texas utility officials are trying out a new program that allows their customers to buy power generated from renewable energy sources such as solar, or wind power. It means slightly higher power bills for customers who choose the program. But the city has long been home to a strong environmental community that supports such initiatives. Also, the rising price of fossil fuels -- oil and natural gas -- has closed the price gap, making the program more attractive to residents.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr notes that, even in the face of overwhelming evidence that it is dangerous and addictive, the US House of Representatives voted today to aid the export of tobacco.