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NPR's Melissa Block reports on the first day of defense testimony in the trial of four men accused in the U.S. embassy bombings in Africa.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports from Miami that the "cold-war" mentality in relations between the U.S. and Cuba has disconnected direct long-distance phone service between the two countries.

The Japanese government announced that Crown Princess Masako is "showing sign of pregnancy." The delicate language was used to protect the princess from media pressure. Linda Wertheimer talks to Ayako Doi, the editor of the Japan Digest, about the announcement and what it means to the Japanese people.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that Bush's proposed budget would cut funds used by the Energy Department to protect Russian bomb-making materials.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Rev. Damon Lynch, pastor of the new Prospect Church and president of the Cincinnati Black United Front. They discuss the atmosphere in Cincinnati in the aftermath of last week's violence there.

As part of an ongoing series of conversations with Bush administration cabinet members, Host Bob Edwards talks to Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Martinez says making housing more affordable is a high priority. (4:56) Check out more coverage of Bush's cabinet.

T.V. critic David Bianculli reviews last nights premiere of NBCS The Weakest Link the latest British-imported game show.

Mike Donkin of the BBC reports that a U.N. panel has recommended sanctions against African nations that have gotten involved in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Commentator Peter Loge has some fun with President Bush's suggestion that the South Lawn of the White House be used as a t-ball field.

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, examining the psychological implications of bullying among sixth through tenth graders nationwide.

NPR's Emily Harris reports that child safety advocates testified before a congressional committee yesterday that children between the ages of five and nine need additional seatbelt protection. They recommended that parents be required by law to install booster seats for children who are too big for infant car seats but not big enough to be protected by regular seat belts.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Joe Allbaugh, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Tomorrow he'll make his second tour of the areas flooded by the swolen Mississippi River. Allbaugh says some of those areas could do more to protect themselves.