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Janet Heimlich reports from Austin that in last month's escape, seven inmates systematically overpowered their guards and staff at a Texas high security prison over two-and-a-half hours before escaping out the rear exit in a prison vehicle. That's according to a report released today by state prison officials. The seven are still at large, and appear to be well organized. They're now wanted in connection with killing a police officer in Irving, Texas. The report also cited at least two security lapses at the prison, which contributed to the escape.

With the help of retired Navy Capt. Brayton Harris, who has written about the history of war reporting, NPR's Robert Siegel traces the ever-increasing speed with which news reports from the frontlines have been brought to the public. This week, Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld commented on the difference between today's satellite pictures of battle and the newsreels of World War II, which presented the week's news, not the moment's action. We follow war-reporting history from the Mexican War through the 1991 Gulf War.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Craig Nelson, a reporter for Cox Newspapers, at the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad where many reporters are staying. The hotel was attacked today by an American tank, killing two journalists. U.S. officials say journalists are not a target, and the tank was returning fire against a sniper. Nelson says the reporters staying at the hotel thought there would be danger in covering the war from errant bombs, but never thought their hotel would be deliberately targeted.

A new report from the Surgeon General calls for sweeping measures to reduce tobacco use. Among them: higher taxes on tobacco products and tighter regulation of marketing and sales. NPR's Jon Hamilton has a report.

Americans -- especially young Americans -- are losing the battle against fat. The percentage of teenagers who are overweight has doubled in the past two decades. Science reporter Frank Browning reports that the reason has to do with a culture that encourages overconsumption.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Yugoslavia after the first full day of civil disobedience there. President Slobodan Milosevic remains in power, but there are newspaper reports that he may be offered asylum in Russia.

REPORTER SUE SIMPSON REPORTS ON THE CHANGE IN THE AIR -- OR MORE CORRECTLY THE AIRWAVES-- IN SOUTH AFRICA. WITH BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS ALLOWED TO OPERATE COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, THEY'VE DISCOVERED A NEW TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING.

NPR'S Steve Inkseep reports from Long Island on the latest developments with the recovery effort and investigation into the crash of TWA flight 800. He also reports that two of the planes engines have been located.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that an unemployment report released today suggested that economic growth in the U-S is slowing. There had been concern that the growing economy would spark high inflation.

A report by Democrats on the Judiciary Committee found additional travel taken in 2021 by Thomas but not reported on his annual financial disclosure, including trips on private jets and a yacht trip.