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Alison Freeland of Vermont Public Radio reports on a recent gathering of Stave Puzzle enthusiasts in Norwich, Vt. Stave puzzles are remarkably complex, and often strikingly beautiful, jigwaw-type affairs that have become very popular over the last 25 years.

In the second of two parts on the mentally ill and the criminal justice system, John Biewen examines the use of the Insanity Defense in criminal trials. He tells the story of one man's long and difficult struggle to deal with mental illness and the aftermath of his violent actions.

Jason Beaubien of member station WBUR reports that the Boston Red Sox and lawmakers have agreed on terms to finance a new stadium to replace the 88 year old Fenway Park. The new ball-park could cost more than 300-million-dollars, making it the most expensive stadiums ever built.

On Tuesday, three members of the Kansas State Board of Education who voted to remove the theory of evolution from state-wide assessment tests are facing election battles. Peter Hancock of member station KANU reports that the school board race is garnering unprecedented attention, and the evolution issue has become something of a litmus test for candidates in many state-wide races.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Katie Smith from Cary, North Carolina. She listens to Weekend Edition on member station WUNC, Chapel Hill.)

Weekend Edition's resident satirists, The Montana Logging and Ballet Company, offer a few "lessons" we can learn from Big Business.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on angry Palestinian reaction to President Clinton's suggestion that the United States might move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jersualem.

The Republican platform committee has crafted an agenda that preserves some existing conservative planks while also adopting positions to fit the campaign agenda of presumptive party nominee Texas Governor George W. Bush.

He used to be known as Cat Stevens — and his recordings from the 1970's are being rereleased on CD to mark the 30th anniversary of his 1st American hits. In 1977, he embraced the Islamic faith and turned his back on the music industry. He was denounced for his reported support of the Ayatollah Khomeni's death decree against novelist Salman Rushdie, and just this month, he was not allowed to enter Israel for his reported support of Hamas. Yusuf Islam tells Liane his side of the story, and about his life and faith.

A new magazine arrives on-line today, after a few false starts. Failure magazine is, as its title implies, about failure: battles lost, sports blunders, products that didn't catch on. The fact that someone would even come up with an idea for such a magazine suggests that, in an age when dot-coms come and go like buses, the very notion of failure may not have the stigma it once did when Willie Loman first walked the boards. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports. (7:30) For more information, visit http://failuremag.com