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John Brennan's comments come two days after the Senate intelligence committee released the executive summary of its report on the CIA's interrogation practices.

Rep. John Conyers got off to a good start on his holiday weekend with a federal court's decision preventing Michigan officials from throwing him off the primary ballot.

It's thought to be the richest cache of coins ever discovered in the U.S. Minted in the 1800s, they were stuffed into eight cans and buried on a Sierra Nevada ridge.

September 27 marks the centennial of the most famous equation in the world: E=mc². On this day in 1905, Albert Einstein submitted the paper that laid out the formula. We hear archive tape, and physicist John Rigden, author of Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness, explains the seminal formula.

John Banville (who writes crime fiction under the pen name Benjamin Black) describes the exploits of his oddball sleuth named Quirke. His plots are set in Dublin, a city that lends itself to noir fiction. "I love this place in a strange, embittered kind of way," Black says.

The war in Afghanistan is getting a new commander even as events there are not going well. The Taliban control the most territory since the U.S. invasion, and Afghan government casualties continue to mount. NPR takes a look at how American forces might respond.

A story for Valentine's Day from WBEZ's This American Life: "When You're In Love, the Whole World is Jewish." Host Ira Glass talks about the drama of trying to be "just friends" with an ex-girlfriend. The meaning of the title will be clear if you hear the piece. Tapes of This American Life can be purchased by calling 312-832-3357. (THIS PIECE ORIGINALLY AIRED ON TAL on 11/15/96)Film critic JOHN POWERS reviews the new Clint Eastwood film "Absolute Power."12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next archive edition of Fresh Air. . .actress GENA ROWLANDS (jen-ah...roe-lenz). She spent three decades collaborating with her late husband John Cassevetes. Recently she worked with another Cassevetes -- her son Nick on the new film "Unhook the Stars." Also - a story for Valentine's Day from This American Life. That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.

Congressional leaders stepped up discussions with each other and the White House Friday with the goal of lifting the nation's debt ceiling and ending an 11-day government shutdown.

The Bush administration announces on Wednesday that the polar bear will be protected as a threatened species because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. It's the first time that the Endangered Species Act has been used to protect a species threatened by the impact of climate change.

Johns Hopkins produces about 50,000 mosquitoes a week.

New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill explains AI's increasing influence. David Bianculli reviews One to One: John & Yoko. Second Life author Amanda Hess explains how tech is changing having a baby.

Johns Hopkins researcher warns food insecurity is a public health issue, not just a financial one.

A few weeks ago, comedian John Early answered trivia questions about the Brady Bunch. So when cartoonist Keith Knight and his sister Tracy requested a Brady Bunch game, the research was already done.

Fresh Air producer John Sheehan discusses The Radio Adventures of Eleanor Amplified, a new comic podcast for kids featuring an intrepid radio reporter who foils plots and outwits crafty villains.

From the NBC musical comedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,actorsSkylar Astin and John Clarence Stewart test their knowledge of popular songs and unconventional instruments.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews "The Pelican Brief", another film made from the works of John Grisham.

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD substitutes for Stephen Schiff and reviews the new movie "The Client" based on John Grisham''s bestseller.

Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD reviews "Morning Song," (Enja) the new release by tenor and soprano saxophonist John Stubblefield.

Professor ROBERT JAY LIFTON. Lifton is distinguished professor of psychiatry and psychology and director of the Center on Violence and Human Survival at John Jay College, City University of New York. He's been studying cults and fundamentalist groups for many years. Lifton will talk about the armed cult in Waco, Texas run by David Koresh of the Branch Davidians--how typical they are, and what can be done to deal with them

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that President Clinton's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Michael Carns, has withdrawn his nomination. The move came after the FBI discovered that Carns may have violated U.S. immigration law by helping someone he knew enter the United States from the Phillipines. Today, President Clinton named John Deutch, the number two man at the Defense Department, to replace Carns as the nominee to head the nation's spy agency.