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Shes a former staff writer for the Washington Post. Shes written a new memoir about divorce, Breaking Apart: Dreaming of Divorce (Hyperion). She writes about the slow unraveling of her 12 year marriage, and the impact on herself, her husband, and their two sons. She writes, "There are those who believe it is simple selfishness that leads people to divorce. For those of us who have lived it, its hard to see why anyone would rip out their veins for some immature or narcissistic desire to get what they want."

Host Bob Edwards talks with Rev. Damon Lynch, pastor of the new Prospect Church and president of the Cincinnati Black United Front. They discuss the atmosphere in Cincinnati in the aftermath of last week's violence there.

As part of an ongoing series of conversations with Bush administration cabinet members, Host Bob Edwards talks to Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Secretary Martinez says making housing more affordable is a high priority. (4:56) Check out more coverage of Bush's cabinet.

Mike Donkin of the BBC reports that a U.N. panel has recommended sanctions against African nations that have gotten involved in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem on the latest violent conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, examining the psychological implications of bullying among sixth through tenth graders nationwide.

As part of our Changing Face of America series, Morning Edition examines some of the ways sports and society have changed together. In the first of three installments, NPR's Tom Goldman travels to Laramie, Wyoming, where two cousins from Nigeria play college basketball -- and try to fit in to a radically different culture.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Joe Allbaugh, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Tomorrow he'll make his second tour of the areas flooded by the swolen Mississippi River. Allbaugh says some of those areas could do more to protect themselves.

Commentator Frank Deford ruminates on the ability of the new professional women's soccer league to survive in the world of American sports. Overall, Deford says, the odds aren't too bad.

The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled a man is legally obligated to continue to pay child support for a little girl -- after a DNA test proved that he is not her father. Linda Wertheimer talks with Elizabeth Bartholet, a professor of family law at Harvard Law School and author of Nobody's Children. (4:00) Nobody's Children is published by Beacon, 1999.