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NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports that Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater is assembling a federal task force to monitor airline performance after a summer travel season marred by thousands of flight delays.

From member station KPBS, Scott Horsley reports on the latest fast food craze in California. Jollibee is a Filipino chain that serves up classic American food with a taste of the islands: hamburgers are topped with pineapple, and dessert pies are filled with mango.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on the latest development in the last minute attempt to rescue the sailors, trapped in the Russian submarine that sank to the bottom of the Arctic Circle off the Barents Sea more than a week ago.

Howard Berkes reports on the fires that continue torage in the western states. Millions of acres of forest and brush have been blackened, and politicians have begun pointing fingers at the Clinton Administration for failing to do enough to prevent the blazes.

County lawmakers in Washington state are considering tighter restrictions on whalewatching. Conservationists argue the noisy boatloads of tourists are contributing to the mysterious decline in numbers of the orca whale population. From member station KUOW in Seattle, Sam Eaton reports.

Charles Ray of South Dakota Public Radio reports South Dakota is the latest state to be hit with wide scale forest fires. Some of the outbreaks are under investigation as possible arson attacks.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on the issue of worker burnout. Workers are complaining about spending too much time at work. A strike by Verizon Communications employees ended this week after the company agreed to cut mandatory overtime in half.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the creative ways companies have responded to high oil prices. Many businesses are managing to lower their energy bills with the help of new technology.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Steven Dudley in Bogota about the latest surge in violence in Colombia. Over the week-end, suspected members of Colombia's right-wing paramilitary forces killed at least 17 people in two separate massacres.

NPR'S Jennifer Ludden reports on the revival of a radio program in Israel that seeks to reunite Holocaust survivors. "The Department for Seeking Relatives-The Next Generation" is enjoying phenomenal popularity since it was launched earlier this summer.