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NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that venture capitalists aren't deterred by the recent jitters of the tech market. They are simply being more careful.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that many unsuspecting women from former Communist countries in Eastern Europe are being sold like slaves and forced into prostitution in Western Europe by organized crime rings. Albanian gangs run the highly lucrative and extremely brutal sex slave trade in Italy. Poggioli talks to some women who were rescued and freed by Italian police.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the steps California is taking to cope with a hot summer, little electricity and high electric bills.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on how delegates at the Democratic National Convention regard their outgoing leader, President Clinton.

NPR's Jackie Northam checks in with Illinois' 10th congressional district, a key district in the presidential race, to see how the conventions played with swing voters.

Jacki Lyden speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Davan Maharaj about the recent deaths attributed toover-stocked super stores like the Home Depot and Sam's Club. Merchandise piled high has fallen off shelves onto shoppers.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on the use of cochlear implants -- medical implants used to bring a semblance of hearing to the deaf. Many patients benefit from the implants,but few insurers cover the full cost. Now a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association makes the case for long-term savings in health care when the implants are used.

Jacki Lyden talkswith Barbara Robinette Moss about her new book Change Me Into Zeus' Daughter. The memoir chronicles the extreme poverty her large family endured in rural Alabama during the 1950's, which led to serious physical deformities for Moss. (Published by Scribner 2000; ISDN: 074320218X) (

To no one's surprise, Tiger Woods is leading in the PGA Championship, in Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about Mr. Woods' popularity and what he brings to the sport.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow on the desperate situation involving the 118 sailors trapped on a Russian submarine. As the Russian navy announced that it had little hope of finding any survivors, a British rescue team arrived on the scene.