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NPR Reporter Guy Raz took a drive through South Dakota's East River region and found a mix of multi-generation ethnic groups preserving the language and customs of their homelands while making their lives in the New World.

NPR reporter Martin Kaste visits the beachs of Copacabana and Ipanema where Brazil's beach volleyball teams practice for the Olympics. The women's team is the favorite going into the games, which will be played for the first time this year on real sand.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Sydney, Australia that drug use by athletes is overshadowing the Olympics. Today three positive drugs tests were announced just two days before the opening ceremony of the millennium Olympics.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the United States is supporting opposition figures against President Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavian elections this month... but there is concern that US intervention could be the "kiss of death" for the opposition.

Mark Scott reports teachers in Buffalo, New York are walking the picket lines today. After two years without a contract, the teachers voted to strike despite a New York State law that forbids them to do so.

Tom Rogers of member station WILL reports that in Decatur, Illinois, news that some defective Firestone tires may have been produced at a local plant is another blow to a town swamped by negative news in recent months.

This Saturday, the nation's first modern paved road will be reopened to the public after nearly fifty years. The Columbia River Highway was built back in 1913 and runs alongside the scenic Columbia. Kristian Foden-Vencil has a report.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports the Greek National Theater will perform Oedipus Rex tonight at the Coliseum in Rome. It's the first public performance at the Coliseum in 1,500 years.

Charlotte Renner of Maine Public Radio reports that although their numbers are dwindling, classic lakeside camps continue to be a favorite way for kids to spend their summer vacations. Still, many camps say it's hard to stay in business because of rising costs.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on President Clinton's visit to Okinawa, Japan for the G-8 Summit. Today, the President addresses the concerns of the people in Okinawa over the presence of U.S. troops there.