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Host Bob Edwards remembers Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Yesterday, the 30-year-old stadium, a Pittsburgh landmark, was destroyed as part of a nationwide effort to make way for a modern generation of stadiums.

David D'arcy reports on "outsider art"-- works produced by self-taught artists. The work is known for its unconventional materials as well as for the unusual biographies of some of its creators.

In anticipation of upcoming writers' and actors' strikes, Hollywood studios are shooting more and more "reality" shows. NPR's Mandalit Delbarco reports on the advantages of "reality TV" -- they are non-union, don't use actors or "writers" in the traditional sense, and like Survivor, have the potential to be very profitable.

Andrea Dukakis of Colorado Public Radio reports that courts across America are busier than ever. And as case loads increase, so does the number of children who accompany their parents into courtrooms. It's a problem that's forcing some judges to double as babysitters.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on the progress made on Capitol Hill as lawmakers attempt to document the process behind President's Clinton's controversial pardon of fugitive Marc Rich.

The struggle of the dot-com industry has left many failed Internet companies struggling to pay back investors. Ruby De Luna, of member station KUOW in Seattle, reports on the aftermath of the dot-com bust -- the dot-com auction.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with commentator John Feinstein about last night's All-Star game and the future of the NBA.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the tension between Italy and Montenegro, Serbia's smaller partner in the Yugoslav federation. Italian officials claim Montenegrins are smuggling everything from drugs to prostitutes into Italy by way of the Adriatic Sea.

The first significant research stemming from the recent mapping of the human genome is being published this week. In honor of this momentous accomplishment, NPR's Alex Chadwick and Richard Harris take a tour through a human cell.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that the Bush administration is trying to counter the environmental and workplace regulations passed in the last few weeks of the Clinton administration. While the administration can't repeal the regulations outright, it can delay implementation or cut funding for enforcing them.