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Commentator Ralph Schoenstein laments the fact Nabisco Animal Crackers are not cut out anymore, but are bas relief renderings of animals on rectangles. He calls the president of the company, who denies they ever were cut out. He wonders where this trend is headed.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on this morning's reopening of a main bridge linking Grand Forks, North Dakota with East Grand Forks, Minnesota. The bridge had been closed since April 18 and its closing meant a drive of more than 150 miles just to get across the Red River. Many people who had been trapped on one side of the river were reunited with their families and co-workers today.

Musical History is being made in Wales with the performace of the first Japanese male choir singing in Japanese. The BBC's Tim Hersh reports.

The FDA could outline steps for full approval in a bid to be more transparent and to reassure those hesitant to get the vaccine, says Dr. Leana Wen of George Washington University.

Thursday's bronze is India's first field hockey medal since 1980 — before any of the current players were born. More history could be made Friday, when India's women go for their first Olympic medal.

Daniel talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli, who is in the Albanian capital of Tirana, about the latest developments in the political crisis there. Amid a huge financial scandal that has bankrupted thousands of Albanians who now blame the government, Poggioli says another town in the south has fallen, placing the entire southern third of the country in rebel hands.

-- NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on how work at the Labor Department is being affected by the fact that there is no secretary. Senate Republicans are blocking a confirmation vote on Alexis Herman, President Clinton's nominee to succeed Robert Reich, who left the administration four months ago and work is backing up at the Department.

-- NPR's Mara Liasson examines Bill Clinton's use of his Presidential powers of persuasion to advocate causes in which he believes. The latest example is the conference taking place today in Philadelphia on community service. The President is urging Americans to volunteer their time and talents in order to help their fellow citizens.

NPR's Wendy Kauffman reports from Seattle as the battle over federal judicial appointments heats up. Republicans complain that Clinton has nominated too many liberal activist judges and vow to demand consideration of some of their own candidates (4:00).

Cliff Island, Maine. Its population is small and getting smaller. Next year the one room schoolhouse may be down to one student, a situation islanders fear could soon lead to its closure. To counter the trend, year-round residents are actively recruiting outsiders to move to the island. Andrea de Leon of Maine Public Radio reports.