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has taken precautions after receiving a threatening letter... One reason for taking the threat seriously is that it refers to a former adjunct professor who now leads Islamic Jihad.

The Supreme Court ruled today that a company may be violating age discrimination laws by firing an employee over 40, even if the replacement is also over 40. The case involved a 56-year old manager at a North Carolina vending machine company, who was fired and replaced with a 40-year- old. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

This afternoon, in a closely watched case in New York, a federal judge reversed his controversial ruling handed down last January. In the case, Judge Harold Baer said drug evidence that was earlier deemed "tainted" was now admissible in the case. Robert Siegel talks with Melissa block about this case and about Judge Baer's rulings.

and residents living near the ranch where the Montana siege is taking place.

Robert speaks with New York Times columnist Clyde Haberman about the demise of Chrysler's "New Yorker" model. At 57 years old, the "New Yorker" is the longest-running model name. Chrysler says that the car is basically identical to its new LHS model, and it is time to appeal to a new generation.

Many observers agree that Secretary Brown raised the profile of the Commerce Department to its highest level in years. Yet, at the same time, there have been calls to reorganize or eliminate the Department entirely.

Marine biologists are trying to figure out what's killing manatees off the Florida coastline. More than 200 manatees have died in the last four months. Researchers think the endangered creatures are dying from pneumonia. But they're racing to try to figure out what's causing the pneumonia. Sally Watt of member station WUSF reports.

An appreciation of the life and work of inventor Arthur Holt, who died Friday at age 74. He invented the method used in all VCR's to store information on tape, discovered ways for computers to recognize people's writing, and the "corn popper" - a toy he sold to Fischer-Price for $50. His collegues call him "brilliant" and his wife says he tried to never do anything the same way twice. (3:00) (IN S

Croatian army general who is expected to give himself up to the International War Crimes Tribunal today.

Commentator John Rosenthal offers these thoughts on some of the things he's noticed as a wedding photographer. Observing the festivities as a stranger gives him unique views of people at expressive moments.