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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is David Slesnick from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WDUQ.)

Weekend Edition essayist Andy Borowitz has his own personal (and humorous) take on the potential social benefits from the Human Genome map.

The Pentagon conducted a test of an anti-missile system last night. It failed. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Next week President Clinton will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at Camp David. A sticking point to final settlement talks for the Palestinians is the fate of four million refugees. Scott speaks with Middle East experts Susan Akram, of Boston University and Nicole Brackman of the Washington Institute of Near East Policy.

cott talks with Paula Wheeler who is organizing the first annual North American Wife Carrying contest in Bethel, Maine. More information on this event is available at www.wifecarrying.com.

Scott reads mail from listeners.

Venus Williams beat defending champion Lindsay Davenport on Centre Court at Wimbledon today, to become the first black female to win there since 1958. Host Jacki Lyden talks to Robin Roberts of ABC News and ESPN about Venus' game and the significance of her win to young black athletes. Tomorrow, Williams joins younger sister Serena in Wimbledon's Doubles Championship match. Jacki also talks to 27 year-old Carla Perona of Compton, California, about her memories of watching the Williams sisters learn their game on the city's public courts.

Some Israelis and Palestinians aren't waiting for the end of peace talks to resolve their differences - they're finding common ground through shopping. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

The new hi-tech industry is changing the much revered music scene in Austin, Texas. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Scott speaks with squirrel lover Greg Bassett.