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A car accident that permanently disabled a young athlete is forcing the courts to take a look at the long hours medical residents work. The lawsuit comes as new studies find that when doctors-in-training work long on-call shifts, they are more likely to cause motor vehicle accidents when they leave work.

In popstrological terms, Britney Spears is a "daughter" of Olivia Newton-John, born under the 1981 hit song "Let's Get Physical." Ian Van Tuyl's Popstrology: The Art and Science of Reading the Popstars shows how pop music's powerful forces affect us all from the day we're born.

Michele Norris talks with the Rev. Jerome Fowler about a posthumous honorable discharge from the Army for his great-uncle, Chaplain Henry Vinton Plummer. Plummer, a former slave, was dishonorably discharged in 1894 for drinking with enlisted men and cursing in front of one man's children and wife.

David McGinnis of the Center for Strategic and International Studies discusses the status of the National Guard. The Guard makes up about one-third of the troops in Iraq, and McGinnis says that it was not designed for this kind of war.

Supporters and opponents of President Bush's proposals for private Social Security accounts are running campaign-style ads -- some of which include misleading claims.

In Kansas, debate continues over how and whether to teach evolution in schools. The state Board of Education appears likely to adopt a proposal to change the state's science standards to accommodate proponents of a new creationist movement.

Mary Gauthier, a Louisiana-bred singer with a hardscrabble past, has won critical acclaim for her haunting, sparse melodies. She talks with NPR's Sheilah Cast about her latest CD, Mercy Now.

People from Detroit and Boston speak about the status of their retirement savings.

Ralph Neas is president of People for the American Way, a national social justice organization. He was executive director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights when he led the successful effort to block the nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1987.

Johnnie Cochran, the attorney who gained fame as O.J. Simpson's defense lawyer in 1995, has died at age 67. Cochran's family says he had a brain tumor. Michele Norris talks about Cochran's life and career with Connie Rice, a Los Angeles civil rights attorney who is co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project.