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The venerable Florida tourist attraction known as alligator wrestling is hemmed in these days by Super Bowls, casinos, Disney World, and declining interest among Seminole indians. From Hollywood, Florida, Pippin Ross reports. http://www.seminoletribe.com/enterprises/hollywood/okalee.shtml

Host Madeleine Brand talks with NPR's Rick Karr about an settlement between major record labels and the internet music company, MP3-dot-com. The record companies had sued over copyright infringement, but the agreement allows the internet firm to keep distributing music online.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pair of ballot initiatives aimed at limiting the development of new office buildings in San Francisco. The measures were motivated by the expansion of many dot-com businesses into a neighborhood that has been home to low income Latinos and artists.

This past week, federal prosecutors indicted Joseph Massino, the alleged boss of New York's Bonnano crime family, on charges including racketeering and murder. Host Liane Hansen speaks with journalist Jerry Capeci, writer of the "Gang Land" column in The New York Sun. Visit Jerry Capeci's web site at http://www.ganglandnews.com.

Michigan State and Baylor meet in Indianapolis for the women's NCAA championship basketball game. Mechelle Voepel, with The Kansas City Star and ESPN.com, previews the matchup.

College freshmen get a chance to meet future classmates before reaching campus thanks to a new Web site. Started by Harvard underclassmen, thefacebook.com has spread to 70 colleges.

Web site devoted to favorite quotes from now missing Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf: WeLovetheIraqiInformationMinister.com

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Simon Schurmer, co-founder of lastwishes.com, an Internet service that gives the dead a chance to deliver a post-mortem message to the living.

This year's unmissable jazz releases came in two flavors: breakthrough releases by driven young newcomers, and a heap of unearthed treasures from the vault.

We’re in New Orleans for a special On Point Live! broadcast from The National WWII Museum.