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James P. Hoffa Jr. is asking for a congressional investigation into the Teamsters election that he has apparently lost. At a news conference today, the son of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa challenged a discrepancy between an estimate of ballots returned, and the number of votes actually counted. The U.S. Postal Service reported that it had received thousands of ballots more than were counted. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Powerball officials presenting a $314.9 million check to lottery winner Andrew "Jack" Whittaker Jr.; Clonaid CEO Brigitte Boisellier; freelance journalist Michael Guillen; Sen. George Allen (R-VA); Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN); and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Liane Hansen speaks with Frank W. Abagnale, Jr., author of Catch Me If You Can (published by Broadway Books). The ex-con man masqueraded as everything from airline pilot to doctor to lawyer to sociology professor. Today he's on the other side of the law, working as a security consultant.

Capella Tucker reports from Houston, Tx., on the funeral of 20-year-old U.S. Army Cpl. Tomas Sotelo, Jr., who died June 27 in Baghdad when a rocket-propelled granade hit his vehicle.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir The Tender Bar by Los Angeles Times reporter J.R. Moehringer. It tells the tale of his dysfunctional family on Long Island — and the community's center, the local bar.

William Rollins Jr., field services director for Paralyzed Veterans of America, approves of some of the presidential committee's report on veterans' care — such as improving support for families — but says other reforms are missing.

In the wake of the Rev. Jesse Jackson's off-the-cuff remarks about Sen. Barack Obama, an ardent critic has emerged: Jackson's son, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Jack White, a contributor to TheRoot.com, talks about the changing of the guard in black leadership.

A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.

Casey Means, President Trump's new pick for U.S. surgeon general, faces questions about her medical qualifications. And despite RFK Jr.'s support, some in the MAHA movement are lobbying against her.

Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist J.R. Moehringer's new memoir, The Tender Bar, centers on his youth in his hometown pub in Manhasset, Long Island.