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From Peach State Public Radio Maura Farrelly reports on how Atlanta residents are coping with the three inches of snow that hit the city yesterday. Many of the city's snow-deprived are enjoying the chance to frolic the white stuff.

Rob Hilton reports on the effort to build a theme park to showcase Southern history and culture. The plan is to build it in Stone Mountain, Georgia - near Atlanta. Some local people fear the attractions will ignore the South's history of slavery and racism.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that officials in Argentina are poised to receive billions of dollars from the International Monetary Fund. It's hoped the cash will restore confidence in the country's fiscal health.

NPR's David Kestenbaum reports the entire genetic map of Arabidopsis, known to many as a common weed, was just completed. The results of the findings could give much more credibility to the genetic complexity of all plants.

They're not the remains of the lost city of Atlantis, but scientists believe the discovery of a field giant columns rising from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean will yield new information about the history of our planet. NPR's Joe Palca has a report.

Wade Goodwyn reports that a Christmas storm has battered the plains states with snow, sleet, high winds and freezing temperatures, knocking out power to thousands of consumers, cancelling airline flights and causing havoc on the highways.

Alex Van Oss reports on an exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which uses sound and high-tech in addition to traditional images. The exhibit is called, Media/Metaphor.

Though still relatively rare, homicide has become the second most common cause of death in the workplace. As NPR's David Molpus reports, some employers are using increasingly sophisticated tests to screen out potentially violent job applicants.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on President Bill Clinton's trip to Ireland. This trip is billed as a means for Mr. Clinton to show his support for the Northern Ireland peace process to continue. (3:45)

Ellen Ciurczak of member station KQED reports on power shortages and soaring energy prices in California. Deregulation and a blast of winter weather are aggravating the power crunch.