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2: Writer and former filmmaker GRETEL EHRLICH is the author of "The Solace of Open Spaces," a collection of essays about life on Wyoming's high plains. It was while walking on the Wyoming plains that EHRLICH was struck by lightning. The force of it threw her forty feet, severly damaged part of her nervous system, and sent her into a "solitary limbo." EHRLICH returned to her parents' home for medical treatment and began trying to understand what happened to her. She found explanations in medical books and in The Tibetan Book of the Dead, which described a wandering state between life and death, confusion and enlightenment. EHRLICH's new book is "A Match to the Heart." (Pantheon) (Rebroadcast. Originally aired 6

Host of Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," BILL MAHER. The former stand-up comic's new book is "Does Anybody Have a Problem With That: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits," (Villard) With panelists of diverse ideologies (Patty Hearst to Al Sharpton to G. Gordon Liddy...) and sometimes explosive conflicts, the show has been described as "the McLaughlin Group on acid." "Politically Incorrect" can be seen now on right after Nightline on ABC. BILL MAHER'S previous book is a novel called "True Story" (Random House). (REBROADCAST from 6/13/96).Actress SARAH JESSICA PARKER. She's been acting for most of her life, including playing Annie on Broadway, the young bimbo in "L.A. Story," and a fed-up fiancee in "Honeymoon in Vegas." PARKER also starred in film "Miami Rhapsody," and can currently be seen in the films "First Wives Club" and "Mars Attacks."

The Braves needed six games to put away the Astros, and are now celebrating their first championship since 1995. Atlanta's Jorge Soler was named the series Most Valuable Player.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens Saturday after a 6-year renovation. One new feature is an conservation lab with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Conservators accustomed to careful, detailed and solitary work on fragile art will now have an audience.

Companies from Mondelēz to McDonald's are raising prices to offset higher costs for transportation and because of labor and other problems along the supply chain.

Olivia Hooker was one of the last surviving witnesses of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, and was the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard.

NPR's Scott Simon ponders skyrocketing Tooth Fairy payouts.

The Tennessee state House on Thursday voted to expel two Democratic lawmakers for their participation in gun control protests last week on the chamber floor.

The 7 foot 4 French phenom had a historic season, with his individual performance matching the hype of Spurs fans hungry for a return to their dynasty years.