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Commentator Diana Nyad says she longs to watch and listen to a game without the high-tech bells and whistles now common to most broadcasts.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Sue Bostrom of Cisco Systems about the firm's annual survey on Internet use. The study concludes the Internet is being used mostly by older businesses, not the newer ones.

Navy pilot Lieutenant Commander Michael Scott Speicher was thought to have died, when his plane was shot down over Iraq in the first night of the Persian Gulf War, in January of 1991. Bob Burns, Pentagon Correspondent for the Associated Press, tells Noah Adams that Speicher's status has now been changed, from killed to missing in action.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on Bush's newest nominee for Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao .

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports on President-elect Bush's naming of Robert Zoellick as United States Trade Representative. Bush also announced he intends to keep the post a Cabinet-level position.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Peter Overby about the Justice Department announcement last night that Indonesian financier James Riady will plead guilty to making illegal contributions to the Democratic Party and pay an eight-point-six million dollar fine. Riady will admit to a felony charge that he used corporate funds from his foreign company to reimburse contributors to the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign. Foreign campaign contributions are illegal under US law.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on final approval by federal regulators of the merger between America Online and Time Warner. Last night, the Federal Communications Commission became the last agency to okay the merger but did impose conditions. Those conditions may not affect the way the new company does business, but they do set a precedent for federal regulation of the Internet.

NPR's Michele Keleman reports on the Pentagon report and White House statement admitting that American soldiers killed an unknown number of Korean refugees near No Gun Ri, at the beginning of the Korean War. President Clinton expressed regret at the loss of civilian lives but did not actually apologize on behalf of the United States.

The Internet company that bought the naming rights to the Baltimore Ravens stadium is struggling to survive, and the team is searching for a new name. Some fans are saying it'll be a good change. Mark Hyman reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that the Senate has approved a measure to restrict late-campaign advertising by advocate groups. Some claim this will make the entire bill unconstitutional. (3:35) Check out NPR News coverage of Power, Money & Influence.

Kate Seelye reports from Amman, Jordan, on the ongoing Arab Summit. Leaders are trying to overcome a schism in the Arab world created by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, and to agree to support Palestinians in Israel.

Cy Musiker of member station KQED in San Francisco reports that public utility commission officials are set to approve a rate hike in electricity today. They hope to stunt usage by charging higher prices.