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Adam Hochberg reports that it's snake roundup season in the South, a springtime tradition in which hunters scour the woods for rattlesnakes and bring them into town -- often to be slaughtered. Roundups were originally intended to protect people from snake bites. They have become tourist attractions in some places, like Claxton, Ga. But environmentalists and animal rights groups call the roundups barbaric

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the ruling against a former T-W-A flight attendant who says the tobacco companies were to blame for the smoke in the airplane cabin which aggravated her lung disease. This is the third second-hand smoke case to go to trial, and the third time a jury rejected the claim.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Tokyo on reaction in Japan to the collision Friday between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing trawler off the coast of Hawaii. U.S. Coast Guard search efforts continue for the nine Japanese still missing; 26 survivors from the boat have been rescued.

From Los Angeles, Johanna Cooper reports on the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. The group has long invited community members to join them on stage. For her latest project, Hallelujah, Lerman brought in people from churches, synagogues and Buddhist temples to give praise and celebrate as part of the dance.

At his first official White House press conference, President Bush continued to take the high road on the subject of last minute pardons by former President Clinton. We hear an excerpt. And NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the effort made today by New York Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to distance herself from the latest controversies surrounding the granting of last-minute pardons by her husband.

The state of California is considering buying more than 30-thousand miles of high voltage power transmission lines. Governor Gray Davis sees the move as a way to help solve the state's power crisis, by federal regulators are not so sure. From member station KPCC in Los Angeles, Rachael Myrow reports.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Brasilia, Brazil, where there is growing resistance to Non-Government Organizations or NGOs. Politicians there are concerned that the groups wield too much power, and fear some NGOs are just money-making schemes that rely on official corruption to operate. But supporters worry that in their efforts to reign in the few bad examples, the politicians will harm those that are making a positive impact in Brazil.

NPR's David Welna reports on the second installment of President Bush's tax plan, which passed the House Ways and Means Committee today on a party-line vote. This installment, which the full House is expected to take up next week, focuses on the so-called marriage tax and the child tax credit. But Democrats argue -- and some Republicans agree -- that none of this addresses the immediate problem of the faltering economy.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that Wall Street staggered through another down day, capping a ghastly week for investors. The gloom has spread from tech stocks to even the most stolid blue chip companies. And many small investors are dismayed by portfolios that are worth a lot less than they were a year ago.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on a dilemma Americans are facing with drug treatments. Researchers are offering more new drugs designed to prevent, rather than cure disease. While that's good news, some of these drugs have serious side effects. How do clinicians and patients decide their risk of disease is high enough to justify taking a potentially dangerous drug for a disease they may never get?