Letters

Published July 23, 2001 at 12:00 AM EDT

Host Bob Edwards has listener comments and criticism about our recent stories.

A judge awards Aretha Franklin's properties to her sons, citing a handwritten will

The Associated Press

The decision Monday came four months after a Detroit-area jury said the document was a valid will under Michigan law, despite scribbles and many hard-to-read passages.
National & International News

Ukraine says spy chief's wife is being treated for poisoning with heavy metals

The Associated Press

Marianna Budanova is the wife of Lt. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine's military intelligence agency. She is undergoing treatment in a hospital.
U.S. life expectancy starts to recover after sharp pandemic decline

Pien Huang

A CDC analysis of 2022 data finds that U.S. life expectancy is improving after being knocked backwards during the COVID emergency. But it's still lower than it was pre-pandemic.