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Noah talks to Wendy Chavkin, MD, Editor of the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association in New York City, about the likely availability of RU486 and which doctors will prescribe it.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on the approval today of the abortion drug RU486. The Food and Drug Administration says the drug is safe and effectively produces an abortion, when used with another commonly available drug. Opponents tried to keep the drug off the market, saying it is unsafe not only for fetuses but also for women. But the FDA said the scientific evidence overwhelmingly favored RU486's approval.

NPR's Joanne Silberner looks at how the abortion drug RU486 works. She talks to American women who were involved in the studies submitted to the Food and Drug Administration that led to today's approval.

Noah and Robert read letters from All Things Considered listeners. This week's topics include the history of the screw (and screwdriver), visions of the Virgin Mary, and the squeezing of baked goods in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. (3:30) You can send e-mail to atc@npr.org or via the post office: Letters, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001.

The Olympics bring out the most devoted collectors: scavengers who scoop up spent shotgun shells, lapel pin traders, and high rollers who shell out 100-thousand-dollars for a gold medal winner's swim trunks. At Sydney Olympic Park, just about anything with five rings or a connection to an Olympic athlete seems to be selling. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Christine Brennan, columnist for USA Today, about the U.S versus Norway women's soccer match. Today, Norway beat the United States 3-to-2 to win the gold medal at the Summer Olympics.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Jakarta on the latest developments in the case against former Indonesian President Suharto. Today an Indonesian court ruled that the ex-dictator is unfit to stand trial, after an independent medical team found him too sick to face charges he embezzled millions in public funds. The decision has sparked angry protests in Jakarta.

Washington Post reporter Peter Baker is a journalist who co-wrote the story breaking the news about Monica Lewinsky. He's just written a book about that episode of the Clinton presidency, called The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton. He writes that for all the titillation about thongs and cigars, the story was not so much about sex as it was about power.

NPR's Jon Hamilton looks at the scientific, legal and political history of RU486 in America.

A new study by an advocacy group says putting more people in prison doesn't necessarily result in dropping crime rates. But as NPR's Tovia Smith reports, the study has drawn lots of spirited criticism and debate.