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From Moscow, NPR's Andy Bowers reports that Russian President Boris Yeltsin has appeared on television, fifteen days after heart bypass surgery. He said he is in what he called "a fighting mood". He also told Kremlin officials they will be held accountable for their actions while he has been away.

Critic Bob Mondello reports on the "indefinite postponement" of the Broadway premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical, "Whistle Down the Wind." This latest problem with a Lloyd Webber musical has many people asking if Sir Andrew's lost his touch. Mondello says that Lloyd Webber's overdue for a monster hit...and not to count him out just yet.

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first clear pictures of distant galaxies containing quasars. Quasars are the most violent events in the universe...and astronomers are surprised to discover that they come from rather ordinary looking galaxies. This discovery is forcing scientists to rethink their theories about quasar formation. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

After appearances by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin before House and Senate committees yesterday and today, the parameters of the budget debate are beginning to emerge. There's likely to be agremeent on changing the way the Consumer Price Index is calculated, for example, but disagreement over a capital gains tax. Still, NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports that this budget negotiation is likely to be much easier than in previous years.

National Transportation Safety Board officials are investigating the collision of two airplanes that occurred last night at an airport in Quincy, Illinois. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that the fire from the collision left little behind, but earlier today federal officials located a cockpit voice recorder from one of the planes.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on a new study showing that women who eat a high-sugar, low-fiber diet greatly increase their risk for diabetes. But the American Diabetes Association said the study was flawed because it failed to find a link between diets that are high in fat and the development of diabetes. The study appears in tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Bond funds have become more attractive to investors as the stock market struggles. But there are risks involved with bond funds, too. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

Mike Leigh's latest film, All or Nothing, is about three families living in a decrepit housing project. But the British writer and director says despite the depressing scenery, the movie has a hopeful outlook. Pat Dowell reports.

Some non-Indian settlers in the Brazilian Amazon believe much of the land being given to the Indians could be used more productively for agriculture or mining. And they suspect that Brazil's government is enlarging the Indian territory as a back-door means of keeping it undeveloped. NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Amazon state.

Compulsive gamblers file lawsuits demanding the return of money lost to casinos, arguing that the gambling houses exploit big rollers -- and big losers -- despite evidence of their problem. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.