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Steve Young of Vermont Public Radio reports on a new agricultural temp agency. It helps dairy farmers find workers when they need help, and allows them take vacations, which was impossible for farm families before.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from Kabul on the plight of women in Afghanistan. Two weeks ago Taleban leaders in Afghanistan issued an edict banning women from working for foreign aid agencies. The ban is the latest action by the Taleban to curtail the activities of women under its interpretation of Islamic law.

Laura Womack reports from Albany, Georgia that Alabama and Georgia have both been declared agricultural disaster areas because of the southeastern drought, but that may not help some farmers survive. The disaster declaration means farmers can apply for federal assistance programs, but after being hammered by three successive years of drought conditions many farmers are so deeply in debt that they may not have the minimal assets necessary to qualify for the programs.

NPR's Mary-Ann Akers examines some of the problems causing the extraordinary number of flight delays and cancellations this Summer. More Americans fly each year, and an aging air traffic control system and overused airports are contributing to aircraft delays.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the uproar over a FBI computer program that sifts through e-mail for evidence for investigations. Civil Liberty advocates say it's an unconstitutional loss of privacy, but the FBI argues it's no different from tapping phone lines.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the Camp David summit ended today without an agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians, but President Clinton said significant progress was made, and both sides remain committed to peace.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen told a Senate committee today that the United States would not be able to deploy an anti-missile defense system without the help of its allies -- some of which have been critical of the system. Cohen, however, said he was not discouraged by recent setbacks to the system's testing program. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Commentator Daniel Ferri gives a quick lesson in how be a teacher. Some of the basics: learn how to say "now" before you say anything else, wear dumb shoes, make dumb jokes and lie awake in bed all Sunday night.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports that a study released today by the RAND Corporation concludes that public school students have greatly improved their academic test scores since 1990. The study shows that one major reason for the gains is smaller class sizes.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Ted Clark about the status of the Middle East peace negotiations at Camp David. According to the White House, President Clinton will keep the two sides talking as long as there is a possibility of success.