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From member station WNYC, Beth Fertig reports on the passing of an era in the New York City schools, the last of the city's school buildings that get their heat from antiquated coal-fired boilers, and the workers who stoke them.

The Slinky is one of the most popular toys in history. Next week the woman who named it is being inducted into the Toy Manufacturers' Hall of Fame. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on congressional reaction to the confirmation of John Ashcroft as the new Attorney General. In yesterday's vote, Democrats mustered 42 votes against Ashcroft, and this show of force is considered a warning to President Bush about future ideological nominations.

Jason Beaubien reports on a high stakes contest for computer hackers. E-week magazine is challenging hackers to break into a fake e-commerce site. The winner gets fifty thousand dollars. The contest creators say they get information about just how safe their security system really is.

Host Bob Edwards talks with David Montgomery, a reporter for the Washington Post, about the security arrangements for Saturday's Presidential Inauguration. More than half a million people are expected along the parade route, including a significant number of protesters, and extra precautions are being taken.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte is winding up her visit with Serbian officials today. Del Ponte failed to persuade Serbian officials to turn over former president Slobodan Milosevic for trial in the Hague.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the fate of Palestinian refugees remains a key stumbling block in efforts to forge a final peace deal. Palestinians say the refugees have the right to return to homes in what is now Israel. Israelis of all political stripes say that can never happen.

With two days to go before the Israeli election for Prime Minister, the candidates - Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon - are using very different advertising strategies in their race to become Prime Minister. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem.

The town of Gulf Shores, on Alabama's Gulf Coast, is fighting the erosion of its beaches by five years of major hurricanes. Such erosion threatens not only public safety, but also the booming tourist trade on the coast. From member station WUWF, Sandra Averhart reports.

Likud party challenger Ariel Sharon defeated Prime Minister Ehud Barak in a record-setting landslide in yesterday's election for Israeli prime minister. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem.