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Host Bob Edwards talks with Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News about Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers. The deal would make the All-Star shortstop the highest-paid athlete in sports history with a 10 year $252 million deal.

We continue our weeklong series on prayer with a report on prayer and local history: It's a practice called "spiritual mapping." NPR's Robert Siegel goes the town of Beverly, N.J., to explore this new religious phenomenon.

NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on jazz percussionist Lionel Hampton's appearance yesterday at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, where he donated one of his vibraphones to the permanent collection.

Today former President Ronald Reagan becomes the third president in history to reach age 90. Host Bob Edwards samples the wit that earned Reagan the name "The Great Communicator."

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. premiere of Puccini's Tosca . Despite a mediocre reception and a poor review of the first performance at the Metropolitan Opera, Toscaendures as one of the most revered operas in history. Lisa discovers why it's also one of the most disaster-prone.

Noah talks with NPR's Anthony Brooks who is at the campaign headquarters for Vice President Al Gore in Nashville, Tennessee. Campaign Chairman William Daley today said that judges in Florida may find irregularities in the results that represent -- quoting here -- an "injustice unparalleled in our history."

NPR's Mark Roberts visits Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado, where park archaeologists are conducting a major research project to document the history of the region and preserve its ancient ruins.

The spying charges against former FBI agent Robert Hanssen are among the most serious in American history. FBI Director Louis Freeh has called the acts of espionage on behalf of Russia "exceptionally grave." NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Morning Edition sports commentator Frank Deford marks the anniversary of one of the greatest athletic achievements in human history: Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's climb to the top of Mount Everest.

Singer-songwriter Steve Earle has a long history of folk music, country music — and controversy. His latest album, Jerusalem, is creating buzz for its political messages. Meredith Ochs has our review.