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SIMON/SAILING: SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH BUDDY MELGES, A FORMER GOLD MEDAL OLYMPIC SAILOR AND A FORMER AMERICA'S CUP WINNER, ABOUT THE CHEVROLET STADIUM SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS...SAILING RACES HELD IN INDOOR SWIMMING POOLS.

From Deadwood, a gold rush town of the 1880s that turned to casino gambling in the 1990s to seek economic stability, NPR Correspondent Margot Adler tells a story about the power of myth, legend and reinvention in the West.

NPR Film Critic Bob Mondello reviews The Claim, a new movie from British director Michael Winterbottom that transplants a Thomas Hardy novel to the American West at the height of the gold rush.

Linda talks to Monica Tranel Michini, a member of the U-S Women's 8 rowing team. They were favored to win a gold medal at the Olympics in their final on Sunday, but placed fourth.

Lynn Neary is an NPR arts correspondent covering books and publishing.

The Brooklyn-born comic made his standup debut in 1971. His routines were full of biting takes on love, life, and physical and mental health. Lewis died Feb. 27. Originally broadcast in '88 and 2000.

The Tuesday morning liftoff was postponed until Wednesday morning. The decision was made less than a minute before the scheduled liftoff.

A Falcon 9 rocket carried 24 Starlink satellites into orbit Tuesday morning.

Detectives have arrested a Los Angeles man in connection with the death

Region's total down from triple, to double digits