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He lambasted their language, decried their decorum and panned their parenting. No wonder Bill's Cosby's remarks about African Americans have created a stir. Were his words a welcome wake-up call? Or a misguided attack? Bill Cosby joins NPR's Lynn Neary to discuss his controversial comments. Plus, hear how teachers are using Cosby's words in the classroom.

An explosion at a bus stop in Tel Aviv kills an Israeli soldier and wounds more than 14 people. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the attack showed the need for Israel's controversial security barrier in the West Bank, which the World Court has declared illegal. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports.

The plague is rare in humans, but it's not unusual for an outbreak to wipe out a colony of prairie dogs. Scientists are capturing and analyzing bacteria from burrows in an effort to hone methods for tracing bioterrorist attacks. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Two hundred years after Lewis and Clark made their trek up the Missouri, the river has gone from a raging giant to a harnessed conduit. It's so docile some environmentalists want it restored to a more natural condition. NPR's Greg Allen reports.

Talks with Labor Party leader Shimon Peres are in early stages. Adding Labor to Sharon's coalition would boost his unilateral plan -- opposed by conservatives in his own Likud Party -- to disengage from the Palestinians.

When can you break a promise? NPR's Debbie Elliot and New York Times ethics columnist Randy Cohen respond to one listener's dilemma over whether or not he should break a committment and leave his job.

Slate Human Guinea Pig Emily Yoffe reports on her experience trying out for the Mrs. America pageant. To her horror, Yoffe discovers that she is the one and only contestant in the 2004 Mrs. Washington, D.C., pageant contest.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says the central bank is prepared to raise interest rates more quickly if inflation suddenly worsens. Greenspan, testifying on Capitol Hill, noted the nation's improving economic conditions but said the Reserve would remain vigilant to stabilize prices. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

In a searing 511-page report, the Senate Intelligence Committee concludes that the CIA delivered a badly flawed assessment of the situation in Iraq leading up to the war that toppled Saddam Hussein. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Our summer reading series continues with industrial designer Karim Rashid. Known for his creations like the curvy Garbino trash can or stackable plastic Oh! chair, Rashid also designed the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia. He says what he reads inspires his work.