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Adam Hochberg reports from Raleigh, North Carolina that people are still struggling with the aftermath of Hurricane Fran. Hundreds of thousands of people in the state are still without power, stores are facing huge losses and nerves are fraying.

the city of New Orleans held a memorial ceremony for the legendary cornetist Buddy Bolden, 65 years after he died. Bolden is the man who, many believe, was the first to play the music we call jazz. Dean Olsher reports.

-N-P-R's David Welna reports on the "health tourism" industry that draws foreign patients to Cuba for specialized and often expensive medical treatments not available outside Cuba. David speaks with doctors in the United States and Cuba about the treatments and the controversy surrounding them.

With Congress back in town for just a few weeks before members begin full time campaigning, members of the House and Senate have a blizzard of fundraising events planned. At least 15 events were held last night alone. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the Federal Aviation Administration announced it is returning the operating certificate for ValuJet. The air carrier was grounded after an investigation into its maintenance practices, following the crash of one of its planes in the Florida Everglades in May.

IBM has announced that it will extend health-care coverage and other benefits to the partners of its homosexual employees. More than four hundred business or government organizations already have such a policy, but IBM is by far the largest company to offer such a benefit. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the trend toward community care for the severely mentally ill. People who were once routinely placed in state hospitals are now living in communities, with more freedom and responsibility, and at less expense.

- NPR's John Ydstie reports on the growing problem of personal debt in the United States. Ydstie says that more than ever before, Americans are stuggling to meet their payments, mostly because of the vast array of credit cards that have become so easy to obtain.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the new world of treating mental illness brought about by technology and managed care ...from novel medications to stricter limits on the number of mental health visits that patients are allowed to get well.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that in playgrounds across America, "monkey bars" are disappearing because of a combination of safety concerns, fear of lawsuits and new ideas about playground design. But as these new designs take hold, some complain that the 'safe' equipment is boring and unimaginative.