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Another area of the world where people are suffering from famine is in North Korea. Host Renee Montagne reports the Bush administration announced plans this week that it would continue humanitarian food shipments to the North even though Pyongyang has taken steps to restart its nuclear program.

California was once thought to be the model for managed health care networks. Now the state's HMOs are having trouble paying physicians and staying in business. And some patients are having trouble finding doctors. Deirdre Kennedy reports.

Cathy Duchamp of member station KUOW reports that today's the deadline for men from several Middle Eastern countries living in the U.S. to register with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The Justice Department created this new tracking system in the name of national security; advocates for immigrants say the system will erode civil rights.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that federal investigators say international drug dealers use life insurance policies in the United States and offshore as a way to launder their money. They say millions worth of ill-gotten cash may have been moved through hundreds of policies, and that the insurance industry requires tighter regulation.

Colorado ski resorts work to increase cloud seeding and produce more snow on the slopes, saying the past year was one of the worst on record for snowfall. Eric Whitney from member station KSUT reports.

Details have been sparse about President Bush's plan to innoculate Americans against smallpox. Those details that have emerged illustrate the many complications of the smallpox issue. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on Trent Lott's announcement yesterday that he would not be majority leader of the Senate when Congress convenes in the new year. The statement came after a two-week controversy over the Senator's remarks about the 1948 pro-segregation presidential campaign of Strom Thurmond.

President Bush made the privatization of Social Security one of his main campaign pledges when elected in 2000. But as NPR's Mara Liasson reports, the Republican majority in both the House and Senate does not guarantee Bush a legislative victory.

Business deregulation has led to more choices for consumers, but a tougher environment for business owners. In the first of a series of reports, NPR's Jim Zarroli examines the advantages and disadvantages of increased competition.

Self-scan checkout lanes are growing in popularity at U.S. supermarkets. But labor leaders worry about their effect on the work force. And the technology intimidates many shoppers. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.