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NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from Rome on the 100th anniversary of the death of legendary opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. The date was marked in Verdi's native Italy with special concerts, including a performance of Verdi's Requiem.

NPR's Jason Beaubien reports that nine presidents of major universities have acknowledged that women in the sciences face barriers not faced by men. They pledged an end to the bias, but some critics are skeptical.

A young man in college in the U.S. went home to India recently for a family reunion-- and was the only member of his family to survive the earthquake. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

Joel Obermayer reports that despite everything we've heard about the bursting of the dot-com bubble, some internet companies are succeeding.

A look at the outgoing President's handling of US-China relations. NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the ups and downs of the past eight years with President Clinton's China policy. (

On his first full day in office, President George W. Bush started the day at Sunday service at Washington National Cathedral. NPR's Emily Harris reports that the party's over and the real work begins.

NPR's John McChesney reports on the people pushing the buttons and monitoring the blackouts--behind the scenes of the California energy crisis.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that officials in California a breathing a bit easier following results of this week's energy auction. The governor is also assembling a high powered panel to work on a long term solution to the crisis.

Fireworks welcomed in 2001, and the Australian centennial at Sydney Harbor. The event kicked off the yearlong celebration of the Australian Federation's founding on Jan. 1, 1901. Phil Mercer reports.

Brian Bahouth, of member station KUNR in Reno, reports that a few Californians have managed to escape the effects of the state's power crisis -- by staying off the power grid entirely.