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NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

The Pooch Parade at Alamo Heights brought the community together for a lively 2.6-mile celebration of dogs, costumes, and companionship, all while raising funds and awareness for Therapy Animals of San Antonio (TASA).

order which gives the government the power to freeze bank accounts in the U.S. believed to be controlled by Hamas and other terrorist groups. But it's unclear how successful the order has been in preventing terrorists from getting to their money.

Host Lynn Neary talks to Sherrie Tucker author of Swing Shift: All-Girl Bands of the 1940's and former trumpet player Clora Bryant. The book gives the history and first hand accounts of the "all-girl" big bands of the World War II era. (7:19) Sherrie Tucker's book, Swing Shift: All-Girl Bands of the 1940's is published by Duke Univ Pr (Txt); ISBN: 08223

The Tacoma, Wash., gun store that once owned the rifle linked to the Washington, D.C.-area sniper attacks is unable to account for 340 guns once in its inventory, The Seattle Times reports. Hear former ATF agent William Vizzard. Oct. 30, 2002.

SEC chief Harvey Pitt resists calls to resign. Democrats question Pitt's handling of ex-FBI and CIA Director William Webster, whose nomination to head an accounting oversight board is under a cloud. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

law that forces them to comply with several regulations from which they had been exempt until now. The Congressional Accountability Act was one of the first pieces of legislation passed by Congress in 1995.

The House and Senate are rushing to finish work on legislation that would let workers keep their health insurance if they lose or change jobs, even if they have a pre-existing medical condition. And HEALTH CARE is a key campaign issue this fall. But Joanne Silberner reports a survey released today indicates that "portability," "Kassabaum-Kennedy," and "medical savings accounts" may not win or lose points for politicians, since most Americans don't quite understand the legislation.

Margot Adler reports that although most of the mainstream media has been debunking the story, a controversial account of the introduction of crack into the streets of Los Angeles... and its connection to the CIA and the war in Nicaragua... has been fueling black talk-radio shows for the past two months. Discussion is particularly strong on this topic on the Internet. It has led to demonstrations, a hunger strike, and even a Senate hearing.

President Bush sends Congress a 2004 budget totaling $2.23 trillion, with the largest increases going to defense and homeland security. The budget assumes a new round of tax cuts, but doesn't account for a possible Iraq war. The proposal also includes the largest deficit in America's history -- more than $300 billion. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.