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Protests and rallies against how "dot-com" culture is changing certain districts in the San Francisco bay area just reached a new level. This month the city of San Mateo banned "dot-coms" from locating in its downtown district. From member station KQED, Caitlyn Kim reports.

Independent Counsel Robert Ray announced today that his office has ended its investigation of the Whitewater land deal, and found insufficient evidence to charge President and Mrs. Clinton with wrongdoing. That conclusion had been expected, based on indications from the previous Whitewater independent counsel, Kenneth Starr. Ray's statement also says he found no evidence that Mrs. Clinton intentionally withheld billing records from her private law practice that had been sought by the independent counsel, and that turned up months later in a room at the White House.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on an elementary school volunteer who's become very involved in student's lives. Diane Mintz started out as a ready tutor, but now she's paying for meals, dental work, and eyeglasses for needy students at Coronado Elementary in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mintz even helped raised enough money this summer to send dozens of kids to camp.

In a report from the annual International Monetary Fund/World Bank meeting in Prague, NPR's Julie McCarthy says managing director Horst Koehler is eager to show that the IMF has become more attentive to the needs of Third World nations it is trying to help. Asian nations in particular felt the IMF imposed unduly harsh conditions in exchange for debt relief during their financial crisis in the late nineties. Faced with planned protests by an array of activists, Koehler also said the IMF is now listening to the concerns of a broad range of non-governmental organizations.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders why America, so ready to help the world's poorest nations through food aid, is hesitant to help them through debt relief.

Alan Cheuse reviews the latest book by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood. It's called The Blind Assassin (1:45) The Blind Assassin is published by Bantam Doubleday.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on political plans to help Medicare recipients pay for prescription drugs. The new Republican proposal would have states use federal money to help low-income seniors.

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Richard Galpin about the latest developments in the investigation of an explosion at the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid ordered the arrest of Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra the youngest son of ex-dictator Suharto, two days after the deadly explosion that killed 15 people and injured dozens more.

NPR's Adam Hochberg examines how Princeville, North Carolina is still trying to rebuild the town one year after it was destroyed by Hurricane Floyd.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The event ceremony celebrated Australia's rich and strange history, with a lawnmower ballet, displays of horsemanship and tributes to the island nation's Aboriginal history. But it was the selection of Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman, an Aborigine and gold medal favorite, as the final torch bearer, that provided the emotional highlight of the 4-hour event.