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Dan MacArthur is a Vermont farmer, student and mechanic who easily made friends on a trip to Cuba by taking along a backpack full of brand-new car parts. The island nation is full of older U.S.-built cars that owners labor to keep in shape. MacArthur speaks with NPR's Bob Edwards.

A deck of cards will decide who gets to deal with government problems in Esmeralda County, Nevada, and in South Florida, the game isn't over until the judge rules.

At Eastern Washington University, an artist flips her lid over a missing class project involving chapeaus, while police deal with a few garden-variety thieves in Bartlett, Illinois.

President Bush and Russian President Putin issue a joint statement that echoes NATO's earlier demand that Iraq comply with a U.N. Security Council order to disarm. The statement does not indicate what role Russia might play if military force is used in the Persian Gulf. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

He is best known for his 11 James Bond scores, including Goldfinger and Thunderball. Barry has won five Oscars: best song and best score for Born Free, and best score for Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves. A recent CD compilation of his work is called John Barry: The Hits & The Misses. This interview first aired March 23, 1999.

With his quartet, Sex Mob, he's just released a new CD called Diaspora Blues. Last year, the band released a CD paying homage to the music of James Bond films. It's called Sex Mob Does Bond and is the sextet's third album. Bernstein also heads two other groups: Diaspora Soul, which specializes in performing versions of ancient Jewish melodies, and Millennial Territory Orchestra, with which he explores jazz from the 1920s and 1930s. This interview first aired November 21, 2001.

Movie critic David Edelstein has seen all 20 James Bond films. Now he reviews the new one, Die Another Day, starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry.

Commentator Sandro Meallet describes his experiences growing up near the bustling San Pedro harbor, an essential, but often forgotten section of Los Angeles.

Chicago is requiring its workers to be vaccinated or undergo twice-weekly testing on their own time and dime. The head of the police union is urging cops not to share their vaccination info.

Catholics are debating a controversial new Web site listing the names of more than 500 priests in the U.S. convicted or accused of child sexual abuse. Advocates say the information helps promote healing among the abuse victims. But critics say the Web site could spread false accusations against innocent priests. NPR's Duncan Moon reports.