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NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the controversy surrounding the autopsy records of Dale Earnhart. Florida law puts autopsy reports in the public domain, but the wife of the late NASCAR driver wants to keep them private.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the Naval Court of Inquiry taking place in Hawaii. The captain of the Japanese boat, which was hit be the US. submarine Greeneville, is scheduled to testify today.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that school officials across the country are trying to prevent shootings similar to last week's incident at Santana High School in California. While they say student tips are the best way to prevent violence, many students still think that would be a betrayal of their peers.

Seth Berkeley is the president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. He argues that treating AIDS is only a part of the picture. Berkeley says that prevention -- in the form of a vaccine to stop the spread of AIDS -- should be just as important as treatment.

Tom Trowbridge reports that the governor of New Mexico is championing a bill that would make it legal to possess small amounts of marijuana in the state. The measure is now before the state's legislature. Lawmakers from both parties are lobbying for the bill, which if it passes, will be the first time the possession of marijuana has been legalized in 20 years.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Macedonia on new fighting today between ethnic Albanian militants and the Macedonian army. The gun battles took place near the city of Tetovo, deeper inside the country than previous clashes, which have been confined to the area near the border with Kosovo. Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski expressed confidence the army can contain the unrest, although he branded the militants separatists. The rebels say they are fighting for greater rights for Macedonia's ethnic Albanians -- a third of the total population.

NPR's Richard Knox reports from Boston on two new medical studies of AIDS treatment in the United States. In today's New England Journal of Medicine the studies conclude that AIDS drugs in the U.S. are cost effective, but many who need the drugs, are not getting them. Knox's report is a follow-up to the NPR series on AIDS drugs in developing nations that ran last week.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports that Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens received a dubious award yesterday. The Republican was given an "oinker award" by the Citizens Against Government Waste, citing the amount of federal pork barrel spending the group says he's brought home to Alaska. But Sen. Stevens didn't shy away from the award. Stevens says he's proud of the federal dollars he's won for his state.

NPR's Peter Overby reports on the upcoming Senate debate on campaign finance. The popular McCain-Feingold bill banning soft money contributions will be discussed, and President Bush is scheduled to release a statement outlining his position on the issue within a week.

Host Melissa Block talks to NPR's Andy Bowers in Honolulu on the testimony of the captain of a Japanese fishing boat rammed by a Navy submarine. The captain tells of watching waves sweep young passengers off the boat's deck. A military investigation into the accident is under way in Hawaii.