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45 people were charged today with distributing child pornography. NPR's Chitra Ragavan says the Postal Service made the arrests after a two-year 36-state undercover operation.

All Things Considered commentator and author Daniel Pinkwater discusses two children's books about science. (9:15) (Archibald Frisby by Michael Chesworth The Weather Sky by Bruce McMillan Both books published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New

Playwrite and author Kevin Kling goes to the Metrodome in Minneapolis as part of his brother's bachelor party. The game was dull, but for these fans in the stands, an epic eventwould soon unfold from the bleachers.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on demographics in schools after more than 40 years of desegregation.

Scott reads some listener comments and gets a lesson on 17-year cicadas (sih-KAY-duhz).

Noah talks with Adam Bryant, transportation reporter for the New York Times, as questions about the Federal Aviation Administration's role as cop and cheerleader to the industry grow in the wake of the crash of ValuJet Flight 592. They'll talk about how effective the F-A-A can be as a regulator of safety concerns while maintaining its stance as a representative of the airline industry.

NPR's Derek Reveron reports on the status of the investigation into the cause of the crash of Valujet flight 592. The DC-9 went down in the Florida Everglades one week ago killing 110 people. Divers today began diving missions into the crater opened up by the plane when it went down. Yesterday officials ruled out engine failure as the cause of the crash.

Nestled in the heart of southern Wisconsin's dairy country, is an unlikely home for an array of unusual animals. Most of these wild creatures, including lions and tigers, were bred to be pets, and have since been rejected by their owners and by zoos. Reporter Steve Busalacchi (Boos-a-lacke) from Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

An art museum in Connecticut is training youngsters to lead museum tours. Several museums train high school students, but the Aldrich Museum is training grade-schoolers. The theory is: who better to explain art to kids than their peers? There's a twist at the Aldrich - it's a contemporary art museum, so the kids have to try to explain stuff that most adults don't understand. Phyllis Joffe reports.

The apparent suicide of the Navy's highest-ranking officer Admiral Jeremy Mike Boorda leaves a number of complicated issues unresolved. Boorda had been tapped to help the Navy cope with controversies ranging from allegations of sexual harrassment, to drug and cheating scandals at the Naval Academy, to problems with overall morale. NPR's Neil Conan reports.