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NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Ames, Iowa on a straw poll republicans are holding this evening in which they'll cast ballots for members of their party who want to be president. Anybody can vote if they buy a $25 ticket.

The Supreme Court is studying an attempt by two former Los Angeles police officers to avoid any further time behind bars for their part in the Rodney King beating. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the arrest and conviction of the ring-leaders of a bird smuggling operation in California. The smugglers would sneak the eggs of rare birds into the country, raise them, then sell them on the black market for tens of thousands of dollars a piece.

In the third part of our series on the income gap, reporter Elaine Korry examines whether America is still the land of opportunity or whether that cornerstone of our national identity has been eroded by years of stagnant wages and a growing disparity in incomes.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that researchers are trying to develop new ways to use computers to help disabled people. Blind people are already using computers to compensate for their disability. Researchers say they could have a wide variety of other applications.

Michael Dodd reports from London on British government reaction o the current stalemate in talks to find a solution to the on-going crisis in orthern Ireland.

NPR's John McChesney reports that the multimedia-software industry is facing a shakeout that could eliminate dozens of companies from the scene. Not very many CD-Rom publishers are profitable, and cost pressures are expected to force further consolidation.

The BBC's Robert Parsons reports on the heavy fighting that is raging for the second straight day in the Chechen capital, Grozny. In Moscow, Russian President Boris Yeltsin says a peace plan for Chechnya is being finalized, but there is no indication he's ready to negotiate with Chechen rebels.

The craft of cheerleading has changed dramatically throughout the years as cheerleaders have become increasingly athletic. And with that athleticism has naturally followed more injuries - many of which are serious if not life threatening. Susan Goodman reports.

Nearly three-thousand United Automobile Workers are on strike at the General Motors plant in Dayton, Ohio. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that some GM assembly plants are running out of brake parts and engine bearings because of the strike.