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NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the Russian navy is continuing rescue operations, hoping against hope to save survivors among the 118 men aboard the submarine Kursk. British and Norwegian teams are heading to the site of the disaster in the Barents Sea, but won't arrive before Saturday. President Vladimir Putin said today that immediately after the accident in the Barents Sea last weekend, he was told the chances for saving the men were extremely slim.

Noah checks back with Stacy Jessop, a Montana middle school teacher who was evacuated to a Red Cross shelter to avoid wildfires which were burning perilously close to her house. She's returning home today.

International tennis officials are considering changes to the game, including shortening sets, allowing temper tantrums and painting the courts purple. Melinda speaks with Tennis magazine deputy editor David Sparrow.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the open source movement. It may sound unfamiliar, but considering what it's done for operating systems like Linux and Red Hat, it may be the hottest trend in computer programming.

Quinn Klinefelter of member station WDET reports that the big three American automakers, Ford, GM and Daimler-Chrysler sold fewer cars in July of this year than July of last year. In contrast, foreign automakers like Honda, BMW and Volkswagen posted gains of at least 10-percent in their US sales.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have completed an extensive study on way that war affects the human psyche. The study, conducted in Kosovo and published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes, that civilian populations in warzones experience unusually high levels of anxiety, sleeplessness, and other forms of psychiatric distress.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the role of delegates has been greatly reduced this year at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Delegates at this convention are a little more than props, but they hardly notice because they're so busy celebrating.

Linda talks to Savita Deva, a resident of Bangalore, India, where the kidnapping of an Indian movie star has sparked riots. Schools and other buildings are shut down, and Savita says buses are burning.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the second day of activities at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Last night Republicans paid tribute to three former Republican presidents, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George Bush. In his speech last night Arizona Senator John McCain saluted George W. Bush calling on Independents and Democrats to support the Texas governor as a man of "courage and character."

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that demonstrators clashed violently with police in Philadelphia on the second day of the Republican National Convention. Protesters slashed tires on police vehicles, dumped orange paint on some and spray-painted obscenities on others. At least 300 people were arrested.