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Host Noah Adams talks with Judith Yaphe, a senior fellow at National Defense University, about Kuwait's political status in the 10 years since the Gulf War. Yaphe says while there is some measure of openness, Kuwait is not a true democracy.

Ivan Watson in Abidjan reports on the continuing tensions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast. Migrant workers from other African states are leaving in large numbers, complaining of discrimination and harassment.

NPR diplomatic correspondent Ted Clark reports on the first foreign trip by Secretary of State Colin Powell. Powell is making several stops in the Middle East. He will also meet with Russia's Foreign Minister in Cairo and with his NATO counterparts in Brussels.

Noah Adams talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about minor league sports. Small hockey leagues and the Continental Basketball Association are all having a tough time drawing crowds. But baseball's minor leagues are more successful than ever.

Youth Radio's Belia Meyeno Choy reports from Berkeley, Calif., on the new look of cheerleading. Today's cheerleading squads are providing entertainment, with moves based in dance and gymnastics. They're not just leading the crowd.

Tonya Ott reports that a controversial new theme park called the Holy Land Experience has opened in Orlando. It doesn't have rides. Rather, it's billed as living Biblical museum, which features among its attractions, enactments of Bible stories, and a model of first century Jerusalem.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the closing of Steal This Show at a gallery in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood -- where patrons were encouraged to steal the art off the walls.

A periscope sweep of the ocean made by the crew of a U.S. Navy submarine was not thorough enough -- according to newspaper reports today. The Washington Times says the finding is part of a confidential navy report on the crash of the USS Greeneville into a Japanese ship off Hawaii. Host Noah Adams talks to NPR's Tom Gjelten about that and another report that the commander was aware of sonar soundings that indicated a ship was nearby.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports that Secretary of State Colin Powell is likely to discuss missile defense when he meets his Russian counterpart, Igor Ivanov tomorrow in Cairo.

The Trump campaign is pushing for the next presidential debate to be held in person even though the commission that runs has said it will be virtual.