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NPR'S ERIC WEINER REPORTS ON THE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE ETHIOPIAN AND ISRAELI JEWS IN ISRAEL. AFTER BEING AIRLIFTED OUT OF ETHIOPIA IN 1984 AND 1991, THE ETHIOPIANS NOW FEEL THAT THEY ARE BEING TREATED LIKE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS IN ISRAEL.

SCOTT TALKS WITH OUR FRIEND SIMON HOGGART, WHO'S JUST RETURNED FROM CHINA WHERE HE'S BEEN REPORTING ON THAT COUNTRY'S RED-HOT ECONOMIC GROWTH...AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the first genetically engineered crop to make it to the supermarket has produced disappointing sales. The Calgene tomato, which is genetically engineered to stay fresher longer on supermarket shelves, has been losing money.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH REPORTER LYNN TERRY ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE BEGINNING OF THE END TO THE 22-WEEK TRANSPORTATION STRIKE IN FRANCE. RAIL WORKERS VOTED YESTERDAY TO GO BACK TO WORK.

MITCH TEICH (TYKE) REPORTS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A SMALL MINNESOTA TOWN WHO DISCOVERED A POND FULL OF MUTANT FROGS. NOW, THEY'RE HELPING SCIENTISTS LEARN WHY IT HAPPENED.

NPR's Deborah Wang reports from Nepal on elephant polo, sport of the adventure-travel elite. In this year's International Elephant Polo Championships, the American team continued its dubious record as annual last-place finishers.

NPR's David Baron reports that Evangelical Christians will make the rounds on Capitol Hill tomorrow to defend the Endangered Species Act. They are part of an American religious environmental movement born several decades ago that is stepping now into the political arena.

Reporter Richard Schiffman visits a monastery in Vermont, where men devote their lives to god and try to find peace by rising above base human nature. But sometimes, even in this monastic community, devotion can be a struggle.

Trevor Rowe reports from the United Nations that as leaders of the world gather for the 50th anniversary meeting of the General Assembly, nations are questioning whether the UN's peacekeeping operations are on track...or outmoded.

NPR'S TOVIA SMITH REPORTS ON THE ABORTION ISSUE WHICH CAME TO A HEAD THIS YEAR FOLLOWING INCIDENTS OF SHOOTINGS AT ABORTION CLINICS, AND HOW TWO SIDES ARE TRYING TO BRIDGE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN THE WAKE OF THE VIOLENCE.