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Recent increases in state cigarette taxes lead to new concerns about illegal tobacco sales. Authorities say more smokers are crossing state lines, or heading online, to buy cheaper cigarettes. Hear NPR's Adam Hochberg.

Police in Tacoma, Washington, tie Washington, D.C.-area sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo to a February murder and a May synagogue shooting. that didn't injured anyone. Tom Banse reports.

Daniel Kraker from Arizona Public Radio looks at the controversy over a new Jet Ski ban at several national recreation areas. So-called "personal watercraft" will be banned because of concerns over noise and pollution. But Jet Ski fans say the bans are unfair, and are rallying to have them overturned.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is dismissive of recently released negative economic indicators. Commentator Paul Podolsky doubts Greenspan, and questions the notion that the economy is on track and will shake off the bad news.

For its first-ever remote program, The Tavis Smiley Show broadcasts from the campus of Clark Atlanta University, before a live audience in the university's student center. The program features Atlanta-area guests and focuses on three topics: Historically black colleges and universities, the Atlanta music scene, and baseball great Henry 'Hank' Aaron.

Snigdha Prakash reports on new documents showing that drug giant Parke Davis promoted the use of neurontin for pain treatment, even though it was not approved by the FDA for that use. Documents come from a trial underway in federal court in Boston.

John Ydstie talks with NPR's Philip Davis about the some 200 Haitian migrants who jumped off the freighter they were on and came ashore in Miami. They stopped traffic on a causeway. Most of them are now in detention. (4:00)

Jackie Lyden talks with NPR's Andy Bowers who is at the Anaheim Angels' victory parade. The Angels won their first World Series on Sunday and Disney, the company that owns the Angels, is hosting a home-town ticker tape parade right down Main Street in the middle of Disneyland.

Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin present the second of their campaign songs. This one is for incumbent Senatorial candidate Chuck Zeffirelli. Last week, we heard his opponent Bob Gunderson's official campaign song. Not to be outdone, the Zefferilli camp quickly ran to the recording studio to knock out a ditty of its own.

In an effort to speed development of drugs, tests, and research tools flowing from the massive human genome project, 15 research groups from around the world are launching a $100 million effort to create a more useful "next generation" map of the human genome.