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The Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health concluded today. A major focus on the event was on how well the mental health and education systems are responding to the mental health needs of very young children. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

Host Bob Edwards talks to BBC's Suzanna Price about the latest explosion in Islamabad. A bomb ripped through a busy fruit market on the edge of Pakistan's capital today killing at least 16 people and wounding about 50.

Tom Banse reports from Seattle that Americans living along the Canadian border have the option of watching live, unedited Olympics coverage on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that demonstrators burned the US and UN flags in Jakarta today in response to remarks by the visiting US Defense Secretary William Cohen. He told the Indonesian government it must disband paramilitary groups in West Timor or risk international economic assistance. Indonesia, which has not recovered from the Asian economic crisis, is still dependent on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. But analysts warn that withdrawing financial support could jeopardize Indonesia's transition to democracy and possibly bring down the current elected government.

The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington is moving its archives. Thousands of rare recordings are being carefully packed up and sent to their new home. The collection is an eclectic mix of Americana, consisting of 34 years of recordings from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the catalog of Folkways Records. All Things Considered Director Bob Boilen went to visit the collection and archivist Jeff Place as he boxes up some of America's great musical treasures.

Commentator Guillermo Gomez-Pena tells the tale of his marriage to his wife Carolina. Their union was a blending of two cultures, Mexican and Colombian, done in what he calls is the most "American" way -- at City Hall. He says their marriage represents a transnational love that defies all boundaries.

Noah talks to American canoeist David "Davey" Hearn, about the results of the men's solo whitewater canoe competition at the Sydney Olympics. Competing in his third Olympic games at age 41, Hearn finished last in the finals. He says he was beaten by better paddling, not by youth.

The National Museum of American History -- part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC -- is being given 80-million-dollars. Real estate developer and philanthropist Kenneth Behring is making the gift, which is the largest single donation the Institution has ever received. Noah talks to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Sydney, Australia on the disappointment in today's tennis competition at the Olympics. Three of the four members of the U.S men's team lost. The Women's team did much better than the men, with all four players winning their early round matches.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Christine Brennan, sports columnist for USA Today about men's and women's gymnastics at the Summer Olympics.