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The case of Michael Vick has brought public attention to dogfighting, which is illegal. Tio Hardiman, who works at CeaseFire, a Chicago anti-violence group, talks with Robert Siegel about the prevalence of dogfighting in the Windy City.

A highway bridge carrying I-35 West traffic over the Mississippi River collapsed during rush hour on Wednesday night. Guests discuss the current status of the recovery efforts in Minneapolis and the health of the United States' infrastructure.

The rising Mississippi River has broken through a half-dozen levees and forced major bridges to close. The record high water is consuming towns in its path.

The back rooms at a Harvard University museum are filled with millions of items that will never be displayed. But curators just can't bring themselves to throw anything away.

Despite construction delays, fears of terrorism and slow ticket sales, the summer Olympic games are about to get underway in Athens. Join NPR's Neal Conan and guests for a preview of the city, the sports, the scandals and the super-athletes.

Kevin Clash is the man behind Sesame Street's Elmo character. Clash has written a new book called My Life as a Furry Red Monster.

Richard Koster, author of In the Time of the Tyrants, talks about former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's impending release from a federal prison in Florida.

David Kirp, author of The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First Politics, talks about the movement to give every child a chance to attend preschool.

First-time novelist Ruth Downie's new book is Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire. The protagonist is a put-upon Roman doctor stationed in Britannia.

Geneticist Francis Collins is director of the National Human Genome Research Project. He is also an evangelical Christian, and author of the book The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief.