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The Taliban beat him for being Hazara. He spent his life savings to smuggle his family to Turkey — climbing over its border wall — to find a community of Afghans that helps each other get settled.

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threaten public health and safety.

U.S. manufacturers are still struggling to keep pace with booming demand. The culprit? Sometimes, it's a single missing part.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on an election you may not be aware of, although its impact will stretch across all borders. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is holding on-line elections for its at-large board members. The group registers domain names, and settles disputes between competing claims. Their decisions will shape the next phase of the internet.

Oil & Politics -- NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that both presidential candidates, George W. Bush and Al Gore, say the U.S. needs to reduce its dependence on foreign oil. Bush would like to see the U.S. boost domestic production, while Gore tends to focus on conservation measures. But experts are skeptical. They say even if the U.S. boosts domestic production substantially, it wouldn't be enough to influence the price of oil. And there are doubts about how much the nation's energy appetite can be reduced through conservation.

Noah talks with LAPD detective Gil Escontrias about the rash of spandex robberies. Detective Escontrias says armed gangs have been stealing the yarn and bolts of the synthetic fabric from textile mills. Last year, over $2 million dollars worth was stolen in Los Angeles. He says the yarn is worth 6 times that of other fibers, so it's easy to find buyers who don't care where it came from. He notes that underpaid textile employees are targeted by thieves looking for access to the material.

The clearest area of agreement between the candidates is on the states that matter most in this election. A handful of populous states, most of them in the upper Midwest, appear to hold the balance of power between the parties in this year's race for the White House. Yesterday, both major party nominees were in Ohio. Today it was Michigan. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the reaction from other countries to the events unfolding in Yugoslavia. Leaders from around the world are calling for Milosevic to step down.

Noah talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten talks about what has change which has allowed the grassroots uprising to occur against the once popular Yugoslav president. He has weathered many political storms before, but this time, he may not be able to stay in office.

Alan Cheuse reviews a new novel by New Hampshire writer Ernest Hebert, who takes us back in time to the mid-eighteenth century during the French and Indian Wars. The book is called The Old American. (University Press of New England)