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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from The Hague on the war crimes trial of former Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic. (3:00)

Host Lisa Simeone talks to NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about today's Olympic events: men's Super G Alpine skiing, and yes, the figure skating scandal. (4:01)

Their titles promised tales of love, but it was their enticing cover illustrations that sold the paperbacks. Morning Edition takes a Valentine's Day look at how the covers of romance novels changed along with readers' tastes over the decades.

A miniature poodle is the upset winner of the nation's most prestigious dog show. Surrey Spice Girl, a 3 year old with black pompoms, beat out the favorites with her performance. Robert Siegel talks with Deborah Woods, author of Top Dogs: Making it to Westminster. Woods' book is published by Hungry Minds, January 2002.

Singer Brenda Lee is one of the early rock 'n' roll singers, with hits such as "I'm Sorry," "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," and "Break it To Me Gently." She's just been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, class of 2002. She's also in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Lee was born Brenda Mae Tarpley in Atlanta. At the age of 13, in 1957, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry. She's performed around the world. Her new memoir is Little Miss Dynamite: The Life and Times of Brenda Lee.

South African surgeon, journalist and documentary filmmaker Jonathan Kaplan has treated patients in many war torn locations, including Kurdistan, Mozambique, and Eritrea. He writes about his experiences in his new book, The Dressing Station: A Surgeons Chronicle of War and Medicine (Grove Press). He began his medical career in South Africa, where he first cared for patients wounded by political violence.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague, where Slobodan Milosevic continued making his opening statement in his own defense today. Milosevic is accused of war crimes, including genocide, in connection with the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from Salt Lake City, Utah. (5:30)

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Houston on the opening of the trial of Andrea Yates, the woman accused of drowning her five children in a bathtub last summer. At issue is Yates mental state at the time, as her lawyers argue that her mental illness prevented her from knowing that what she was doing was wrong.

His TV series, Primetime Glick, is a spoof of celebrity talk shows. Short plays Jiminy Glick, the self-absorbed host of the fictitious talk show. He interviews A-list celebrity guests, but often gets information about these guests wrong. The new season of Primetime Glick premieres this weekend. Martin Short was a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and SCTV. His movies include Father of the Bride, The Three Amigos, and Innerspace.