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His new movie is Capturing the Friedmans. It's a non-fiction feature film about a seemingly normal Long Island, New York family. The film takes a look at the convoluted case and attempts to determine the true story. Capturing the Friedmans won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2003 Sundance festival. This is Jarecki's first feature film. He was also the founder and CEO of Moviefone, which was acquired by AOL in 1999 for nearly $400 million.

All Things Considered book reviewer Alan Cheuse -- also a published author and creative writing professor at George Mason University in Virginia -- presents a list of summer reading suggestions. This year's list is a mix of new editions of old classics and exciting new works by fresh authors. Cheuse says that he asks writers to read from their work so that listeners "might get the flavor of the books from the waft of their voices."

Gen. Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999, and has been a key U.S. ally in the "war on terrorism" since the Sept. 11 attacks. He talks to All Things Considered's Michele Norris about the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the simmering conflict with India and the prospect of democracy in Pakistan. Follow NPR News coverage of Musharraf's rule.

From New Hampshire Public Radio, Raquel Maria Dillon reports on an Internet Democratic primary taking place this week on the liberal activist Web site, MoveOn.org. If any of the nine candidates receives 50 percent of the vote, MoveOn says it will endorse that candidate for the election of 2004.

Saboteurs in western Iraq blow up part of a gas pipeline that had supplied fuel for Baghdad's main electric generators, affecting the city's electricity and water supplies. Experts predict it could take weeks to fix the problem. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

In New York, the United Nations appeals to the international community to contribute money for reconstruction efforts in Iraq. But some countries are reluctant to make a long-term financial commitment, saying the United States must first give the international community more decision-making power in postwar Iraq. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco profiles one of the more than 50 U.S. troops who have died in Iraq since major combat in the war officially ended May 1. She visits the family of Army Sgt. Atanasio Haro Marin, a Mexican-American soldier from Baldwin Park, Calif., who died when his unit was ambushed.

NPR's Pat Dowell reports on Whale Rider, the latest movie from the Maori people of New Zealand.

The British command in Iraq launches an investigation into an attack that left six British solders dead, and a separate incident that wounded eight. British Defense Minister Geoffrey Hoon says a review of security arrangements in Iraqi is underway, and that Britain may consider deploying more troops to the country. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

Investigators say they've found a potentially catastrophic design flaw with the space shuttle that could result in parts of a heavy bolt striking the orbiter during launch. Officials do not think the flaw caused the shuttle Columbia to break apart, but it could ground the shuttle program longer than expected. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.