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The scientific community is skeptical, but a company with ties to a religious group says a 31-year-old U.S. woman gave birth Thursday to the first human clone. The baby, named Eve, is said to be the woman's identical twin. NPR’s Joe Palca reports.

A month-long political strike cripples Venezuela's petroleum industry, forcing the country to import gas for the first time in decades. The strike is an attempt to force President Hugo Chavez from power. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.

Kenyans head to the polls for the first democratic regime change since the nation's independence. The election ends the 24-year rule of President Daniel arap Moi, who is constitutionally required to step down. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

Traditional retailers see ho-hum sales during the 2002 holiday season, but online merchants report record numbers. Yet there are also signs that the growth of Internet commerce may be peaking. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Carrie Johnson, an analyst with Forrester Research.

NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports that Los Angeles' Hollywood-style police chases may soon be curtailed. New Police Chief William Bratton proposes banning a majority of chases, citing an alarming rise in collisions resulting in injury, and sometimes the death of innocent bystanders.

This year, scientists issued a steady stream of retractions, reversals, and reassessments. For example: hormone pills don't protect against disease; the food pyramid doesn't make sense; and a common knee surgery is a waste of time. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports. (5:30)

A dozen high-school marching bands competed in the national marching band championships earlier this week in Phoenix. It's part of the run up to the Fiesta Bowl on Friday, but as Mark Moran of member station KJZZ reports, most of the band members aren't interested in the national college football championship.

Norway's parliament is expected to vote this year on a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars throughout the country. The Norwegian restaurant workers union supports the bill, saying second-hand smoke is a danger to its members. Gregory Crouch reports.

The Bush administration starts the New Year with a number of new security measures aimed at preventing terrorism and a hefty reorganization of the federal government to create the new Department of Homeland Security. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

The Cobb County, Georgia school board approves a policy that allows science teachers to discuss other theories of human origins, in addition to evolution. Teachers await the new rules, which will spell out exactly what they can teach. Susanna Capelouto reports.