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NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Jerusalem on Israel's latest crackdown on the Gaza Strip, following the killing of a Jewish settler, whose body was found yesterday. Gaza has been sealed off, preventing Palestinians who work in Israel from reaching their jobs. The supply of materials going from Israel into Gaza also has been stopped, and that means loss of work for other Palestinians.

NPR's John McChesney reports from the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. Satellite radio services made their debut at this year's show. Two companies are offering to deliver one hundred channels of music, news and talk to subscribers who will pay about ten dollars a month for the service. The new services require new radio receivers. Both companies have signed deals with the major auto manufacturers.

Environmental groups opposed to the nomination of Gale Norton as Interior secretary joined their voices in protest today. They say Norton, the former attorney general of Colorado, expounds theories of land use well outside the mainstream of contemporary legal thinking. But Norton has the backing of conservatives who say she simply follows a strict interpretation of the Constitution and the intent of the founding fathers. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on The Archers, a popular British radio drama that's celebrating it's 50th anniversary this month. The show started as an extension of the post-war need to boost farm production, but has since gone on to dramatize both the everyday and the exceptional moments of rural life. It's even taken on topical issues such as mad cow disease and genetically engineered food.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris on the rising popularity of folk dancing among sophisticated Parisians. On weekends, thousands of people of all ages pack into balls featuring the folk dances of Brittany, Alsace, Provence and other regions. Partly, this is a way for people to make friends and fight the isolation of modern urban life. It's also a way to assert a distinctly French identity in an age of globalization.

From member station WNYC, Andrea Bernstein reports on a new CD that pays tribute to New York's gay history. A Gay Century Songbook features music about gay life in New York during the 20th century. It was recorded by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus. (A Gay Century Songbook DRG Records 19015)

When Janet Reno steps down this month, she will have made history as the longest serving attorney general of the 20th century. Her eight-year tenure has been book-ended by controversial decisions in Waco, Texas, and in the case of Elian Gonzalez. But Reno also leaves a legacy of law enforcement at the local level. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Jim Oliphant, a reporter with the Legal Times newspaper.

Christoph Eschenbach has been named the new Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He will take over in 2003, becoming only the seventh music director in the orchestra's 100 year history. He comes from the Houston Symphony Orchestra and is also music director at the Orchestre de Paris, the Hamburg NDR Symphony Orchestra, and the Ravinia Music Festival. Peter Clowney, of member station WHYY reports.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on final approval by federal regulators of the merger between America Online and Time Warner. Last night, the Federal Communications Commission became the last agency to okay the merger but did impose conditions. Those conditions may not affect the way the new company does business, but they do set a precedent for federal regulation of the Internet.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports from Chicago on the city school board's new safety policy. It requires that students released from jail or juvenile detention, be evaluated to determine whether they should be allowed to return to their regular school or be sent to an alternative school. The school board says the policy intends to protect other students from violence. Akers visits the "Second Chance" alternative school in South Chicago.