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Liane talks with NPR's Michele Kelemen from Moscow about the status of the Russian sub Kursk, which sank after a massive explosion August 12th. A British rescue sub was hoping to dock with the crippled ship, but a robot camera is showing a serious crack on the escape hatch of the Kursk.

Norwegian divers struggled to open the hatch of the sunken Kursk submarine today, 354 feet under the Barents Sea. There have been conflicting reports from Russian, Norwegian and British rescue teams over the amount of damage to the submarine's hatch and over what may have caused the accident. From Moscow, NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

A small development for gays and lesbians in Florida -- the first in the nation -- may be the edge of a new trend, retirement communities for gays where they don't have to stay "in the closet."

Noah talks with NPR's Mary Ann Akers about Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater's meeting today with airline and union leaders about flight delays and cancellations, and other problems in the industry. Some factors in the disruptions have been more people flying, bad weather and the limited capacity of airports and the air traffic control system. Some members of Congress have advocated a "bill of rights" to try to get passengers better treatment and more information in the face of delays.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with journalist Geraldine Brooks who is reporting on the Sydney Olympics for the Wall Street Journal. It seems that Sydney residents are trying to take some pomp out of the ceremony of the games, satirizing them in tv shows, and holding mock-athletic competitions.

Writer Mary Saner returned in mid-life to an old hobby: riding motorcycles. She had to learn it all over again.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman get back aboard their rented riverboat named Mark Twain today as they wrap up a post-convention swing.

Host Renee Montagne talks to commentator John Feinstein about Tiger Woods' victory yesterday in the PGA Championship.

Weekend Edition's resident satirists in Montana have been bickering over who's to blame for their state's rash of wildfires.

In 1897, the U.S. Army launched an experiment to test if the safety bicycle, then a revolutionary vehicle, could be used to transport troops instead of the horse. The 25th Infantry, composed of 20 African American soldiers, took the 2,000-mile ride from Missoula, Montana to St. Louis, Missouri. Their journey is documented on a new film called The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels, produced by Montana Public Television. It airs on public television stations this week. Frank talks to Gus Chambers, the film's writer and producer.