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NPR's David Molpus reports on the people who are putting careers and parenthood on hold in order to care for their aging parents. These college students and "30-somethings" are part of a generation born later in their parents' lives - and that means eldercare is beginning much earlier for them.

NPR's David Molpus profiles the new band Mofro as part of our series on emerging Southern Artists. The band's music has been described as "juke joint," but along with the funky beat there's an environmental message about Florida's disappearing swamplands. The band's co-founder, John J.J. Grey, says his music is a good way to groove and get a point across.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks with first lady Laura Bush about the joys of reading. Mrs. Bush announced yesterday the creation of a National Book Festival and the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries. The first lady says she is taking on the problem of aliteracy -- people who can read, but don't. She shares stories about her own reading habits and her favorite book.

Melissa Block talks to bluegrass master Del McCoury and his son Ronnie. Del McCoury got his big break in the early 1960s, when he was hired by legendary bandleader Bill Monroe to sing tenor and play guitar. McCoury started his own band a few years later. The group's current lineup includes two of his sons, Ronnie on Mandolin and Rob on banjo. The Del McCoury Band has a new CD called Del & The Boys.

Lisa talks to Professor Andrew Levy of Butler University about a little-known early American named Robert Carter, who freed his slaves at a time when George Washington and Thomas Jefferson didn't. Levy's article on Carter appeared in the Spring issue of The American Scholar.

What's on America's summer reading list? All Things Considered asked listeners around the country -- including a rancher, a nuclear engineer, a retiree and an elementary school student -- what theyre reading this summer. Their choices range from best-selling fiction to the history of Egyptian mythology. (2:15) The Dying Ground, by Nichelle Tramble is published by Random House. The music comes from the CD's Sweet Tea, by Buddy Guy, on Silvertone Records Ltd. and I am Shelby Lynne, by Shelby Lynne from Island records.

Since the 1800s, Montana has been mandolin country. Ten musicians from Bozeman together produce a dramatic sound - they call it the "Montana Sound" - inspired by the freedom and open spaces of their home state.

Ten years ago Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev was placed under house arrest as group of communist hardliners attempted a coup. The grab for power quickly failed and Gorbachev returned to power. NPR's Martha Wexler attended a news conference a few days ago, where Gorbachev talked about those days of chaos in the summer of 1991.

NPR's Howard Berkes has the final report on the mysterious disappearance of the honeymooning couple, Glen and Bessie Hyde, on their trip down the Colorado River 70 years ago.

One of the Bush administration's earliest pledges was to review and modernize the U.S. military. Now, with money short, Pentagon officials face the difficult job of deciding just what changes the Military can actually afford. NPR's Tom Gjelten explores the story of the much anticipated Navy ship, the DD-21: the Destroyer for "the Navy After Next."