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The majority of Americans think climate change will kill and displace a large number of people in the U.S. in the next 30 years, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

A powerful House subcommittee has voted to kill a program that helps poor people with AIDS pay for housing. NPR's Vicky Que examines the Republican rationale for the vote, as well as warnings from AIDS activists that the measure is likely to throw thousands of infected people into shelters, increasing the danger of tuberculosis in those facilities.

Daniel talks to Aryan the head of the International Red Cross delegation in Tuzla. She describes the scene after the devastating mortar attack on Thursday. The shell fell in a square filled with young people enjoying a summer night, and she says that many of the young people in Tuzla are still in shock from the loss of friends.

NPR'S ANNE GARRELS REPORTS FROM MOSCOW THAT IT APPEARS THAT THE LONG LINES OF PEOPLE WAITING TO PURCHASE AVAILABLE BASIC GOODS, WHICH WERE SO FAMILIAR IN OUR MEMORIES OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION, HAVE NOT ENDED WITH THE FALL OF COMMUNISM. PEOPLE ARE JUST LINING UP FOR DIFFERENT REASONS.

Amal Jaya Singhe about a powerful bomb explosion in downtown Colombo, Sri Lanka. Thousands of people were injured, and over fifty people were killed.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on public health efforts to combat sexually transmitted diseases using the internet. The focus is on people who make connections through chat rooms and other meeting places on the web - studies show that these people have a higher risk of having syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV.

NPR's Vicki Que reports on a new test to determine whether people have a gene that's linked to Alzheimer's disease. She says there's an ethical debate among physicians over whether it makes sense for people to know in advance that they're likely to get a disease for which there's no cure.

Daniel talks with Oscar Winning Film Director Oliver Stone about his latest movie "Nixon." Stone has been heavily criticized for his portrayals of historic events and people. "Nixon" is no exception. Stone says his films are designed to get people to ask questions and not accept the status quo as fact.

- NPR'S Jon Burnett reports that a ceasefire in Latin America's oldest civil war is holding. The catholic church has started a campaign of collecting stories from people who were victims during the war. It is hoped that the effort will bring people together and heal emotional as well as, physical wounds.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on the Norway Drug Conference, where people from the pharmaceutical industry, the World Health Organization, and the World Trade Organization will discuss making life-saving drugs more affordable to people in developing countries.