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Women will race bobsleds in the Olympics for the first time tomorrow. With expectations high, the U.S. team is already caught up in high drama and controversy. NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Salt Lake City.

The trial of Slobodan Milosevic entered its second week today. Milosevic finished his opening statement in front of the U.N. war crimes tribunal and prosecutors began calling their first witnesses. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the Hague.

Lisa talks with author Ronald White about President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. The speech was not well received at the time, but now it's considered one of the greatest presidential speeches. Ronald White is the author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural Address. (Simon and Shuster)

Lisa talks with writer T. Coraghessan Boyle about his latest collection of short stories, After the Plague. (Viking Press)

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from The Hague on the war crimes trial of former Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic. (3:00)

A miniature poodle is the upset winner of the nation's most prestigious dog show. Surrey Spice Girl, a 3 year old with black pompoms, beat out the favorites with her performance. Robert Siegel talks with Deborah Woods, author of Top Dogs: Making it to Westminster. Woods' book is published by Hungry Minds, January 2002.

Host Lisa Simeone talks to NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about today's Olympic events: men's Super G Alpine skiing, and yes, the figure skating scandal. (4:01)

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, where Slobodan Milosevic continued making his opening statement in his own defense today. Milosevic is accused of war crimes, including genocide, in connection with the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

Singer Brenda Lee is one of the early rock 'n' roll singers, with hits such as "I'm Sorry," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," and "Break it To Me Gently." She's just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, class of 2002. She's also in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta. At the age of 13, in 1957, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry. She's performed around the world. Her new memoir is Little Miss Dynamite: The Life and Times of Brenda Lee.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Salt Lake City, Utah. (5:30)