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Sixteen-year-old Russell Owens grew up without a father, and says he’s learned a lot about becoming a man from the legacy of his father’s mistakes. He narrates his own story for Youth Radio.

Beside the usual excitement that comes with such ceremonies, Chris Hochstetler's graduation from Shoemaker High School carried with it an additional element of emotion. Thanks to a special two-way video hookup, his stepfather, Army Sgt. Eugene Mont, was looking on from halfway around the world in Baghdad.

At least 17 Iraqis die and more than 40 are injured in a bombing in Hilla, 60 miles south of Baghdad. And three Turks are the latest victims of insurgent attacks on foreign civilians in Iraq. The Arab TV network Al-Jazeera reports that a suspected militant group is threatening to behead the captives within 72 hours unless Turkey ends support for U.S.-led operations in Iraq. NPR News reports.

She's starring in her one-woman show, Bridge and Tunnel. The play about the immigrant experience in America has been critically acclaimed. Margo Jefferson of The New York Times writes, "Humor, compassion and daring have more often found a place in solo performance. This free form frees gifted artists to change sex, race, age, body type and personality in an instant. It takes great craft and generosity. Sarah Jones has both."

PUP is an acronym for Pathetic Use of Potential ... which has proven to be untrue as they've seen a lot of success over the last decade.

A Senate intelligence committee report, set to be made public next week, calls for a major overhaul of U.S. intelligence efforts, panel member Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) says. Hagel confirms the CIA has received a copy of the report, but says he doesn't believe it played a part in George Tenet's decision to resign as the agency's director. Hagel speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

All Things Considered remembers Loyd C. Sigmon, who in 1955 invented the "SigAlert" system of messages that warn Southern California motorists about freeway traffic jams. The alerts were meant to draw more listeners to the radio station where he worked. Sigmon died at age 95 on Wednesday.

The U.S. Department of Labor announces the addition of nearly 250,000 new jobs in April, marking the ninth sucessive month of U.S. job growth. The Bush administration hails the numbers, but Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry calls the job growth too slow, and notes the nation's overall unemployment rate did not change. Both Democrats and Republicans are touting their rival plans for job growth as the election nears. Hear NPR's Jim Zarroli.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts about the political impact of Ronald Reagan's presidency and whether he could have the same influence today as he did two decades ago.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reads from listeners' comments. Many wrote in about our report on the discovery of a "bad hair" gene.