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The National Transportation Safety Board says a preliminary investigation has not yet determined the cause of last year's crash of an Egyptian airliner off the coast of New York. But NTSB Chairman Jim Hall said there were no unresolved safety issues. Egyptair flight 990 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in October killing all 217 people on board. Egyptian officials said more work needed to be done, mainly on the Boeing 767's elevator control system. Speculation about the cause of the crash has centered on one of the plane's co-pilots and the possibility that he deliberated plunged the aircraft into the sea. NPR's Guy Raz reports

Noah talks with Bill Carrick, a democratic media consultant. His firm is Morris, Carrick and Guma. They talk about the flap over a fundraiser scheduled at the Playboy Mansion, President Clinton's apology for his behavior at an evangelical conference yesterday and the other fundraising scheduled this weekend. Mr. Carrick disagrees with the rumor that VP Gore is keeping Clinton away from his campaign.

NPR's Bob Mondello discusses of a trio of new French films. Their titles are: Alice and Martin, An Affair of Love and Girl on the Bridge.

Host Howard Berkes talks to Christine Haughney, reporter for the Washington Post about the decision of a New York Jury, that ordered former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic RAH'-doh-van KA'-ra-jich should pay 745 million dollars for soldiers' war-time atrocities.

Host Howard Berkes talks to Shannon Curfman, a 15 year-old blues prodigy from Fargo, North Dakota. Curfman fell in love with the blues at the age of 10 and has since been studying, writing, and performing all over the country. She says the raw aspect of blues is what appeals to her, and she expects to make music her career.

NPR's David Welna reports that yesterday President Clinton reflected on how the Monica Lewinsky scandal affected him. Clinton told a gathering of religious leaders in Illinois, that he made a "terrible mistake" and Al Gore should not be blamed for it.

Host Howard Berkes talks to Paul Giannaris (JEE-AHN-air-ihs) owner of Andy's Bait International in Toronto about the newest thing in fishing chartreuse earthworms that smell like garlic.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on Russia's Olympians. Caught between the old state-sponsored Olympic team and the new quazi-privitized training programs, the Russian Olympic team will be jumping hurdles to come home with a medal from Sydney this year.

Host Howard Berkes talks to Christine Brennan sports columnist for USA Today about the Olympic swimming trials that started yesterday in Indianapolis.

NPR'S Jack Speer reports the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule today that should give individual investors better access to timely information. The SEC's new rule will require companies to publicly disclose important information at the same time it is shared with the analysts and brokerage firms on Wall Street. Brokerage firms remain opposed. They say the new rule will have a "chilling" effect on communication.