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NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a child-endangerment case making waves in Massachusetts. Out of concern for her unborn child, the state has detained a woman whose religion doesn't acknowledge modern medicine. Now women's rights advocates are worried the decision may have far-reaching implications for the possibility of more rights for unborn children.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the recent rash of corporate apologies. Bridgestone/Firestone, Ford Motor Company, and United Airlines have all taken steps to save their reputations in the face of this summer's tire recalls and airline delays, with mixed results. Experts say it's a risk to apologize on national TV, but some CEOs feel the approach is necessary damage control.

President Clinton today announced he will defer to his successor on the nation's missile defense system. The president said he would allow research and development work on the $60-billion proposal to go forward. But Mr. Clinton also said he would defer construction and deployment decisions to the next White House resident. Steve Inskeep of NPR News has a report.

A cheery story by Franz Kafka about an executioner called In the Penal Colony has been turned into a pretty opera by Phillip Glass. It's being directed by Glass' former wife, celebrated theater director Joanne Akalaitis. The work is premiers in Seattle tonight at ACT Theater. It travels to Chicago in November. Marcie Sillman, of member station KUOW, reports.

Jack Larson was Jimmy Olsen, the cub-reporter on the original Superman TV show. Since then he's become a librettist, poet, and playwright. One of his poems The Relativity of Icarus was part of a Joffrey Ballet. He's also written a couple of versed plays, The Candied House, and Cherry, Larry, Sandy, Doris, Jean, Paul. (REBROADCAST from 4

NPR's Eric Weiner reports officials in Sydney, Australia hope the upcoming Olympic Games will boost tourism and investment for years to come. Despite the excitement, Australians are not nearly as enthusiastic about the games as they were seven years ago when Sydney won its bid to play host. Cost over-runs and scandals involving Olympic officials have taken a toll.

NPR Patricia Neighmond reports on a matchbook size electrical device which can be implanted under the skin of people who suffer from extreme pain. Electrical stimulation from the device can help block the transmission of pain from the nervous system to the brain. It offers relief to people who have reflex sympathetic dystrophy, the syndrome known as RSD.

After a gruesome start to the year, stocks have made a solid recovery this summer. As Jim Zarroli reports, while lots of dot-coms have hit rock bottom, many other sectors such as consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and financial stocks are faring well. The economy has cooled without coming to a halt, interest rates are falling, and many investors think the market looks reasonably healthy.

Larry Abramson of NPR News covers a report by the Federal Trade Commission on the marketing of violent entertainment products to minors. The FTC says violent movies and video games are aggressively marketed to young teens that aren't supposed to have them. Many companies already have stated policies prohibiting the marketing of such products to minors. The agency is calling on entertainment companies to live up to those policies.

Today is the 10th Anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act. While many are celebrating it's accomplishments, others say we still have a long way to go before disabled people are fully accepted in society. Margot Adler reports on how some attitudes about disabled people have changed in the past ten years, and how some have not.