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The U.S. trade deficit increased to its highest level in eight years as imports increased and exports failed to keep pace. NPR's John Ydstie talks with Robert about whether the widening of the nation's trade deficit is a good or a bad thing and what the prospects are for the future.

In a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, Kindercare, the country's largest day-care chain has agreed to accept toddlers who are diabetic. The settlement grew out of a lawsuit against a Columbus, Ohio center that refused to accept a child whose blood sugar required monitoring, The Ohio center said it could not perform the "medical procedure." NPR's Joe Palca looks at what the ramifications of the settlement are.

to vote on a final version of anti-illegal immigration legislation. The bill would double the size of the U-S/Mexican border patrol, make it easier to stop illegal immigrants at the border, and streamline the deportation process.

. He was 77 years old. Agnew was President Nixon's vice president, resigning in disgrace in 1973.

, who is charged with the 'wrongful deaths' of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. The families of the victims are seeking monetary damages from Simpson, who was acquitted of murder last October in criminal court.

between United Nations Ambassador Madeline Albright and President Reagan's former U.N. Ambassador, Jeanne Kirkpatrick. Both women are considered candidates to be the next U.S. Secretary of State.

NPR's Vicky Que reports that the Food and Drug Administration today moved closer to approving the controversial drug RU 486, the so-called "French abortion pill." The FDA told the Population Council of New York that the agency would approve the drug as an alternative to surgical abortions if the non-profit group adequately addressed questions about the labeling and manufacturing of the drug. RU 486 has been strongly opposed by anti-abortion groups.

Noah talks with Dale Hughes, the chief operating officer of V96SG and the chief designer and project manager of the 1996 Olympics velodrome. They discuss the portable track used for the Olympic bike racing competitions in Atlanta, which is the only one of its kind in the world. Atlanta doesn't want to keep it, so the portable velodrome is up for sale.

on the controversy over campaign contributions from foreigners .

Reviewer Alan Cheuse talks about the new fiftieth anniversary edition of the novel "All The King's Men", by Robert Penn Warren. It's been hailed as one of the greatest novels about politics ever written, and this new edition reaffirms its position as an American classic.