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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with President Biden's top economic adviser, Jared Bernstein, about the state of inflation in the United States according to Thursday's Consumer Price Index report.

Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority.

Danny talks to Reverend Kelly Clem of Piedmont, Alabama about the Easter service she conducted today amidst the ruins of tiny Goshen Methodist Church where a deadly tornado struck during Palm Sunday services a year ago. Reverend Clem describes coming to terms with sorrow, destruction, and the death of 20 parishoners, including her daughter, Hanna.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on a controversial National Park Service project to remove wild ponies from the outer banks of North Carolina. The Park Service says the ponies are destroying the island's natural vegetation; animal rights activists are worried about the ponies' precarious futures.

U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) recently introduced the Universal National Service Act of 2003, calling for mandatory military service. Commentator John Ridley agrees and says if the military comprised only rich white males then war would only be a last resort.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on a possible alliance between the United States Post Office and Federal Express. Working together, the two delivery services could help fulfill a growing demand fueled by on-line commerce. But UPS says an alliance between a government service and Fed Ex would give Fed Ex an unfair advantage.

NPR's John McChesney reports on the latest development in the race to provide music online. Four companies, including AOL and Real Networks, are working to form a service called Musicnet. This online subscription music service would compete directly with a project by Sony and Vivendi Universal.

In a deposition released today, a Secret Service agent told a House panel that the White House had overruled a Secret Service decision to deny White House security passes to a number of employees who had used drugs in the past. The White House set up a voluntary drug testing program, and Senate Republicans say they will hold hearings on that program. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's John McChesney reports that America Online is coming under increasing pressure to do something about the long delays its customers are experiencing when they try to log on to the online service. AOL has had trouble keeping up with surging demand ever since it switched to a flat rate for unlimited service. The company denied that it has changed its refund policy.

Linda talks with Carl Ander (AHN-dur), the founder of "Gratistelefon" (GRAH-tiss-TELL-eh-fahn), a Swedish ad company that offers free long-distance phone service to customers willing to have their conversations interrupted occasionally by commercials. They talk about how this service yworks, whether a similar system could work here, and its phenomenal popularity in Sweden.