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A small box was found in the pedestal that used to hold a statue of the Confederate general in Richmond, Va. It took hours for experts to open the box and find several water-damaged items inside.

JOHN UPDIKE. America's preeminent writer has written forty-six books, including 17 novels. His latest work is a four-generation saga, a historical novel, "In the Beauty of the Lilies." (

Commentator Amy Dickinson remembers the night in the early 1970s when John Rait, famous for his Broadway performances, came to play in her hometown. Rait has been nominated for a Grammy tonight.

DEL MARTIN and PHYLLIS LYON, founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, (Beh-LEE-tis) the first-ever lesbian organization. They started the group in the 1950s way before any gay liberation movement, and during a period of conformity to social norms. Shortly after that, they began publishing, "The Ladder," the first Lesbian magazine. Their landmark book, "Lesbian/Woman," published in 1972 has been updated. The two are also partners in private life, they've been a couple for 39 years. For their work on public awareness of sexual issues, public advocacy, and legislation, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality will present both Martin and Del with the Society's Public Service Award for 1996. Since we spoke to them in 1992, they continue to remain active in politics. They were both delegates at the White House Conference on Aging. (Originally aired 12

Lee's new film for HBO captures a live performance of Byrne's acclaimed Broadway show. David Byrne's American Utopia is a rousing blend of song, dance and revival meeting.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to syndicated columnist Jae-Ha Kim about the scandal that led to the death of beloved South Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun. Note: This conversation has mentions of self-harm.

We remember film director John Frankenheimer. His films include The Manchurian Candidate, French Connection 2 and The Birdman of Alcatraz. He died this past Saturday, at the age of 72.

Tasjan has played in bluegrass festivals and also opened for punk bands. Critic Ken Tucker says regardless of the musical genre, the singer-songwriter's third album "proves its worth."

John Morse, a labor lawyer, is a Democratic candidate running for Maryland's 3rd Congressional District seat. Now living in Annapolis, the father of one has run in 18 marathons.

Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain. His book, Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir (Harper Perennial) is now out in paperback. He'll discuss his years as a POW, his bid for the presidency, and his endorsement of George W. Bush.

Scott Aiges reviews the latest CD from Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who mixes up blues, jazz, R&B, and Afro-Caribbean funk. It's called Creole Moon. The label is Blue Note.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. She announced she had pancreatic cancer in June.

Suhr's resignation came after a number of racial incidents in the department. The latest happened on Thursday when an officer fatally shot a young black woman who had allegedly stolen a car.

Totenberg looks back on her decades-long friendship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Kevin Whitehead reviews the new album from the Free Form Funky Freqs. Ralph plays a veteran teacher on Abbott.

Linda talks with Representative John Hostettler who is a freshman Republican congressman from Bloomington, Indiana. Rep. Hostettler was one of the 15 republicans who held out on today's vote to reopen the federal government, which has been closed for 20 days.

John Lurie is a saxophone player, actor, the voice of Molson on Ice, and star of his own fishing program. His band the Lounge Lizards turns 20 this year, and Lurie has released three new music projects. All Things Considered Director Bob Boilen has a profile of this offbeat big band leader. (7:00) CD's heard in this piece are the Lounge Lizards "Queen of All Ears" and the score to Manni and Lo and African Swim, by John Lurie, all the cd's are on the label Strange and Beautiful Music

9th District Councilman John Bullock shares his reaction and community response to the fatal police shooting of well-known arabber Bilal "B.J." Abullah in West Baltimore.

JOHN DOUGLAS... author and former FBI unit chief who originated the Unabomber profile talks about the 18-year manhunt for the Unabomber suspect. Douglas has published a new book, "Unabomber: on the trail of America's most wanted serial killer" (Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster). His previous book is, "Mindhunter", a report on the criminal profiling program of the FBI's behavioral science unit.

Director/co-writer Lee Chang-dong adapts a haunting Murakami short story about a young man drawn into the lives of a woman, her cat and a handsome, mysterious stranger.

Zeldin was giving a speech when a man climbed onstage and began wrestling with him. A video showed the man appearing to grab Zeldin's arm before the two fall to the ground as others intervene.