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Jazz pianist John Lewis died yesterday afternoon at his home in Manhattan. He was 80 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed. Lewis was the driving force behind the Modern Jazz Quartet -- one of the most popular groups in the history of jazz. Lewis and the group helped bring the worlds of classical music and jazz together. NPR's Tom Cole has an appreciation.

Serb authorities are attempting to arrest Slobodan Milosevic. Scott speaks with reporter Jovana Illic.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr discusses the next step for campaign finance reform with Representatives Marty Meehan (D-Mass) and J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz).

NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the movie from Mexico called Amores Perros -- Love's a Dog.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports on an Iinternet billionaire who has bought himself a basketball team. Mark Cuban figured out how to stream audio over the internet. That endeavor financed his purchase of the Dallas Mavericks, but although the team is doing well, Cuban himself is receiving mixed reviews.

Rathcroghan was the center of an ancient society in present-day Ireland.

Scott talks with playwright Alan Bennett about his first novel, The Clothes they Stood Up In, which is about how a burglary changes the life of a proper British couple. (12:00).

It costs a lot of money to rent a tuxedo for the prom. So Aaron Theisen has decided not to wear one. It's not that he can't swing the cost. He thinks the money can be better used. Theisen is donating the amount he'd otherwise spend on a tux to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation. And he's convinced some other kids to follow. Noah Adams talks with Aaron Theisen, a high school senior at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on space tourist Dennis Tito who has achieved his dream of going to space. NASA complained it would be a distraction, but Russian space officials allowed him to buy a seat on their ship.

NPR's Alex Van Oss reports Lawrence Small, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. His decisions to change the Smithsonian's current system have drawn sharp criticism from current staff as well as outsiders.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports on preparations for what's expected to be another bad wildfire season in the West. But federal agencies are also getting the jump on fires by setting prescribed burns in some forests, in an effort to prevent them from burning out of control.

Robert Siegel talks with Puerto Rico Governor Sila Maria Calderon about her opposition to the use of the island of Vieques for target practice by the U.S. Navy. Protestors had threatened to bury themselves on the Vieques firing range, and military exercises there were delayed today while the Navy made sure the range was cleared.