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NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from Allentown, Pennsylvania on the Bush campaign. The Texas Governor is preparing for a speech today on prescription drugs and trying to recover from using profanity in front of an open microphone.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on Australia's love affair with sports. While many Australians aren't really complaining about billions of taxpayer dollars spent preparing for the summer games, others say the obsession goes too far.

President Clinton is among 150 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Millennium Summit. It's the largest gathering of world leaders in history. NPR's Ann Garrels reports.

NPR's Allison Aubrey reports on a new study in the journal Pediatrics which focuses on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The study focused on the frequency of the condition among children and how ADHD is being treated.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports that there's an increase in the number of businesses offering health insurance to their employees. But while employers often get health coverage at better costs than individuals, there is concern about how businesses select health care plans.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Sydney, Australia on today's official welcome of athletes from more that 20 nations. Athletes are still arriving in preparation for Friday's opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver on the campaign of Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. Nader is hoping to get 5 percent of the vote this year in order to get federal campaign funds to help his new party compete in future elections.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that anti-tobacco lawyers have asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to consolidate all punitive damage cases into a nationwide class-action suit. The Lawyers are scheduled to meet at a hearing today in New York.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports from Florida on the campaign of Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. Bush is still in Florida, fighting to keep his campaign alive in a state governed by his own brother.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that a new study of hurricanes in the U.S. shows many more people have died far inland than along the coasts when storms hit. That's because storm surges catch them by surprise, in their cars.