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During last day of his two-day visit to Nigeria, President Clinton was confronted with one of Africa's most desperate problems: the spread of infectious diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS. At a gathering of AIDS activists and health care workers, the president heard from Nigerians who have AIDS and from children whose parents who have died of the disease. NPR's Mike Shuster has more from Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

Irish author, playwright and comedian Brendan O'Carroll speaks to host Jacki Lyden about his best-selling Agnes Browne trilogy, comprised of The Mammy, The Chiselers, and The Granny. The entire set is now available in U.S. The Angelica Houston film adaptation of The Mammy, called Agnes Browne, is available on video this month. (Putnam Penguin Publishers, 2000)

Host Renee Montagne talks with Allison Des Forges, a consultant to Human Rights Watch Africa, about the on-going Burundi peace talks. President Clinton, as a personal favor to Nelson Mandela, will address the peace talks later today as part of his trip to Africa. Mandela was hoping to have an agreement from both the Tutsi-controlled government and the Hutu rebels before Clinton's visit, but that agreement has proved elusive.

Host Renee Montagne talks to commentator John Feinstein about this year's U.S. Open tennis tournament, which begins today in New York.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on how college professors are adapting their teaching methods to an Internet world. With course notes on-line and some professors even replacing themselves with CD-ROMs, the changes have been tougher on the teachers than the students.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on the record high prices for natural gas and how they're expected to raise heating bills this winter. Supplies of natural gas are the tightest they've been in years. High natural gas prices also drive electricity bills higher, in states such as California, where natural gas is used to generate electricity during periods of peak demand.

Jeff Brady of member station KOPB examines the changing roll of county fairs. As more and more ranchers and farmers turn to the Internet to purchase their supplies, fairs have shifted more toward education and entertainment to stay in business.

Commentator Jeff Steinbrink talks about the new miniature camera that transmits pictures of the digestive tract. The camera is swallowed in a capsule and offers views of the human digestive system never before seen.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that today, the New York Stock Exchange begins changing the way it lists the price of stocks. A few selected stocks will be shown in dollars and cents, rather than dollars and fractions. The exchange plans to have all share prices listed in dollars and cents by April.

Commentator Diana Nyad says she's not a fan of the way the U.S. selects its Olympic athletes.