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Mike O'Conner reports from Sarajevo that Bosnian government troops are trying to consolidate their gains in a military offensive unleashed over the past few days.

Daniel talks with Journalist Lee May and his father about their re-uniting after 39 years apart. Lee May who now lives in Atlanta, sought to find his father in 1989, his father lives in Meridian Mississippi. Lee May has written a book about the biggest thing they have in common....Gardening.

Rachel Gowases (GO-wah-says), a producer for Namibia Broadcasting Corporation, sends us an audio postcard from a friend's wedding in Namibia.

Daniel talks with Lois Underhill, the author of the book "The Woman Who Ran For President: The Many Lives of Victoria Woodhull." She was the first woman to run for President in the U.S. and to address a Congressional committee. She was also the first to have a brokerage firm on Wall Street in New York City. The book chronicles Woodhull's life in the late 1800's.

Daniel talks with Deborah Hoffman, director of a new documentary "Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter." In the film, Hoffman documents her mother's struggle with Alzheimers disease. And though the topic is a tragic one, Hoffman says she was actually able to find humor in the experience.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on an old idea that is coming back to the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts. Community policing is the current way of referring to the cop on the beat...policeman who walks his precinct instead of driving through...as a way to get to know residents and help prevent crime. The one-year old experiment so far has yielded positive results.

Michael and NPR's David Welna update the situation in Mexico, where talks between the government and Zapatista rebels adjourned this week.

NPR's David Welna reports that tomorrow in Haiti there will be make-up local and parliamentary elections. They're being held because there were widespread problems with elections that were held in June.

Michael talks with Frank Vardanega about today's Wimbledon mens singles championship between American Pete Sampras, and Boris Becker from Germany. After losing the first set, Sampras rallied to take the next three sets...to make this his third straight Wimbledon title.

Michael Goldfarb is usually based in London where he covers British life and politics for NPR. So we took advantage of his tenure here in Washington, D.C. to help us understand that most British of games: cricket. Michael managed to find a cricket match on a field (the "wicket") near the Jefferson Memorial and, in this piece, he tells us what the game is all about.