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The Cutty Sark, the historic British ship that once represented the peak of development of sailing cargo vessels, has been badly damaged by fire in London. Police are investigating reports that the fire might have been an act of arson.

This campaign season we're broadcasting excerpts of the stump speeches of presidential candidates. Last week, Vice President Al Gore was campaigning in St. Petersburg, Florida. He outlined his plan for Medicare -- including proposals for prescription drug benefits for senior citizens, coverage for early screening tests without co-payments, and allowing people to buy into Medicare.

The county has hired a group called Common Ground to determine which homeless people are the worst off. Those people will be offered a free place to live. A similar strategy helped decrease homelessness by 87 percent in New York's Times Square, according to the nonprofit.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) formally suspended her presidential campaign Saturday and encouraged her supporters to join her in helping elect Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in November. At Clinton's farewell speech, reaction among her supporters was mixed.

Myla Goldberg, author of the best-selling novel Bee Season, talks to host Melissa Block about her new book, Wickett's Remedy. It's set in Boston in 1918, at the outset of the flu epidemic that would kill more than 20 million people around the world in two years.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on how brick-and-mortar stores like Williams Sonoma, Barnes and Nobel, and Target are using the Internet to augment their business. Though last season saw dismal on-line services by these types of companies, they've since applied their merchandising and promotional know-how to their own web-sites. Now Internet-only companies are looking toward the traditional retailers to find ways to improve their businesses.

More and more hospitals and clinics now offer music therapy as a supplementary treatment for everything from anxiety to Alzheimer's, but its efficacy varies for different conditions. Neurologist Oliver Sacks and several music therapists discuss the science and practice of music therapy.

Some of Major League Baseball's prominent active and former players will be linked to the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs. They will be named in a 300-page report based on former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's investigation on doping in baseball.

Internet toy seller E-Toys was supposed to be one of the e-commerce companies with a shot at becoming a retail powerhouse. It had a top-rated Web site, a vast selection of high-end toys and excellent customer service. But as NPR's Elaine Korry reports, E-Toys is having a miserable holiday season. Sales are running way below expectations, cash is running short, and the company is unlikely to survive without a merger or a major sell-off of assets.

Critic Ken Tucker offers Linda a sneak preview of the fall television season. They'll discuss a new show starring Bette Midler; also, Ed, a program about a lawyer who opens a bowling alley, and a show featuring a genetically engineered supergirl called Dark Angel, from filmmaker James Cameron.