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Discusses the unexpected November 1998 election of Jesse (The Body) Ventura as governor of Minnesota. His defeat of St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman and Attorney General Hubert H. Humphrey III; His background, including work as a Navy SEAL, bodyguard, professional wrestler, and talk radio host; His identification with Ross Perot's Reform Party; Conduct of his campaign; Role of Minnesota's election laws in his election. INSETS: From Pile Driver to Pol: The Jesse Ventura Files;`I'm Not Some Dumb Wrestler';Election Results '98: A Political Weather Map.

Out of nowhere, 'The Body' Ventura puts politics-as-usual in a headlock with a victory as Minnesota governor. The voters' message to Washington? If you act like pro wrestlers, we'll give [...]

A female pitcher joins the boys of summer On a late july evening, 3,048 fans were packed into Wade Stadium, a 60-year-old brickyard in Duluth, Minn. Ila Borders, starting pitcher [...]

Discusses children in the United States whose time is often overscheduled with sports and other activities. Formation and action of the Family Life 1st! group in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to reclaim family time; Overscheduling which has become a status symbol and a problem in middle-class America; What motivates such overscheduling; Opinion of psychologists.

Focuses on the treatment of alcoholism in the United States. Medication acamprosate, which is under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Nationwide trial by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to test the effects of counseling, acamprosate, and naltrexone; Wariness about the use of drugs to treat alcoholism; Other drugs.

Reports that the bald eagle is ready to be removed from the endangered-species list in the United States in 1999. Number of eagle pairs in 1963; Number of eagle pairs in 1999; Removal from the list following a one year public-comment period.

Focuses on the death of Democratic leader and Texas lieutenant governor Bob Bullock in June 1999. Bullock's influence on Texas Governor George W. Bush.

Presents photographs of the wedding between Prince Edward of Great Britain and Sophie Rhys Jones in June 1999. The pair as the new Earl and Countess of Wessex.

Presents a guide of places to visit in New York City in 1999. MTV's Time Square studios; The Chelsea Piers boat; Disco bowling; Lower East Side; Tenement Museum; Others.

Reports on the arrest of Kathleen Soliah, also known as Sara Jane Olson, in Minnesota after 24 years of hiding. Soliah as a suspected Symbionese Liberation Army bomber; Her performances in many community-theater productions; Soliah helping to open a radical bookstore in the 1980s,

Reports that weapons labs in the United States have been assessed hefty fines for safety violations. Allegation that the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore labs exposed their employees to radiation; Criticism that Los Alamos inadequately monitored radiological contamination; Citation against Lawrence Livermore of repeated violations of safety procedures designed to prevent uncontrolled nuclear reactions; Why the labs will not have to pay the fines.

Questions whether suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden is planning another anti-United States attack. Report from ABC News; Why the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is downplaying the report; US installations in the Middle East and Africa placed on high alert; Addition of bin Laden to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list.

Looks at how United States Vice President Al Gore, a presidential candidate, is making the issue of gun control a family issue. Percentage of Democrats backing Gore and US President Bill Clinton on issues like mandatory gun locks and background checks at gun shows; Presidential nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush signing a bill to protect the gun industry from lawsuits; Education as the centerpiece of Gore's campaign.

Reports on a `Newsweek' poll of United States managed care plans and people's opinions of them. Majority of responders who favored more government oversight; The survey's design to provide information on accessibility and responsiveness; Advantages of coordinated care; How a desire for profit can pervert good medicine; Difficulty of overturning health maintenance organization (HMO) decisions; Medicare HMOs.

Focuses on Andrew Golden and Mitchell Johnson, the Jonesboro, Arkansas boys who killed four classmates and a teacher at Westside Middle School in March 1998. The planning behind the attack; Background of the two boys, who are cousins; Comments from classmates about the boys' behavior; Chronology of the attack. INSETS: How safe is your school?;Anatomy of a schoolyard shooting.

Looks at the migration from the suburbs to downtown areas in the United States. How the shift is driven by economics of suburban sprawl; A study in fall 1998 by the Brookings Institution and the Fannie Mae Foundation showing that cities expect their downtown populations to grow; Demographics of the downtown residents; The psychological dimension of living downtown; Middle class families' return to downtowns. INSETS: Houston;Minneapolis.