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Steven Dudley reports from Bogota that Colombia's President Andres Pastrana has ordered an investigation of the military's involvement in an attack that resulted in the deaths of six schoolchildren. It took place 40-miles from Medellin. The children, aged 6-to-12, were on a school hike when gunfire erupted. The regional army commander initially said the children had been caught in crossfire between military forces and guerrillas. But survivors said that there were no guerrillas in the area and the children were pinned down for 45 minutes by military fire. The killings occurred just two months after the U-S Congress approved one-point-three billion dollars of mostly military aid to help Colombia fight the drug trade and guerrilla movements.

The Linux computer operating system has moved from the computer world's fringe to the heart of corporate America. The free, decentralized system is being featured by big computer makers such as Dell and IBM. And it's running more and more high-end computer servers. But Linux is still hard to use and average computer users are unlikely to abandon Microsoft's Windows anytime soon. NPR's Chris Arnold reports from the Linux Expo in San Jose.

Noah talks to Natalia Yefimova, News Editor for the Moscow Times, about the reaction of the Russian public to the submarine crisis.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that Russia today asked Britain and Norway for help in rescuing the crew of the submarine Kursk, which has been stranded for days at the bottom of the Barents Sea. Britain has airlifted a mini-sub to Norway, to be sent on to the crash site. The request for foreign help followed repeated, unsuccessful attempts by the Russians to dock a diving bell to the sub, to evacuate the more than 100 men on board.

Commentator Frank Deford points out that despite the hype the Sydney Olympics probably won't be the event of the millennium.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that officials in Poland are trying to come to terms with the truths of their Communist past. The moves come years after Czechoslovakia and Germany barred former high level Communist officials from holding office and opened secret police files to the public.

NPR's Melissa Gray reports on the history behind one of literary America's cult classics... A Confederacy of Dunces, by John Kennedy Toole. The book follows the exploits of the over-educated Ignatius J. Reilly as he seeks employment and social revolution in his hometown of New Orleans. The book has been in print for 20 years, but fans still know little about its author or his inspiration.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the second day of events at the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. Last night's string of high-powered Democratic speakers include Jesse Jackson, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, former US Senator and presidential candidate Bill Bradley and Congressman Harold Ford the youngest member of congress.

The state says it is working to update the dashboard. But even as it collects data, state health officials only plan to follow up when there is a suspected cluster.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the recall of Bridgestone/Firestone tires amid concerns that the tread peels off the tire at high speeds. The company announced yesterday that customers who replace their tires as a result of the recall can be reimbursed for purchases made between August 9 and August 16.