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NPR's Richard Harris reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will buy all Starlink variety corn from farmers and seed-producers, and destroy it. Starlink is a genetically engineered variety of corn that has been taken off the U.S. market.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the masked leader of the Mexican Zapatista rebels, Subcommander Marcos. Some say if Marcos wants to succeed in his campaign for Indian rights, he must turn his group of guerillas into a legitimate political force.

NPR's Libby Lewis reports on a U.S. attorney's controversial decision to prosecute owners of clubs where raves happen under laws designed to shut down crack houses. The government says the club operators are responsible for the use and sale of ecstacy in the clubs.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on testimony at the New York trial of four men accused of being a part of the bombing attack on U-S embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998. An FBI investigator described how one defendant claimed he was supposed to die a martyr's death in the blast. Several African victims told their stories of nearly dying under the rubble.

NPR's Madeleine Brand files this follow-up report on Michael -- a child in foster care whose dire situation she described one year ago this week.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on serious problems with the National Guard units that are trained to deal with domestic terrorism. The Defense Department inspector general says the units are not adequately organized, equipped or trained.

Three Yugoslavian soldiers were killed by a landmine in southern Serbia, as tensions continue between Serbian forces and Ethnic Albanian guerrillas. Yugoslav soliders are in place in an attempt to halt the violence between the two sides. Linda Wertheimer talks about the situation with BBC reporter Paul Wood.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that lawyers for the captain of a Navy submarine which struck a Japanese fishing boat took a defensive tack during a military inquiry yesterday. Attorneys for Captain Scott Waddle dispute testimony that the sub's crew was confused and rushed in the final moments before the accident.

Robert Siegel speaks with NPR's Melissa Block about today's testimony by several survivors of the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998. Four men are on trial on charges of conspiracy in the bombings, which the government believes was masterminded by Saudi exile Osama Bin Laden.

Trish Anderton of New Hampshire Public Radio reports that as more disabled Americans enter the workforce some are experiencing harassment by their co-workers. In New Hampshire, a retarded man is alleged to have been abused by co-workers at an Olive Garden restaurant. He has filed a law suit against the restaurant chain.