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events in Washington, DC. Nearly a million people are expected for the festivities, which culminate Monday with the swearing-in ceremony for William Jefferson Clinton's second term.

that convenes for the first time today. It begins work today tackling some of the most controversial issues of the day, including human experimentation and use of new genetic technologies.

whether to propose greater restrictions on the ownership of handguns. The initiative comes in reaction to the massacre at a school in Dunblane, Scotland last March.

a forum for Catholics to discuss their differences with Rome within the Church. Since it's creation, the project has been criticized by both conservative and liberal Catholics.

is bringing to an end to a big part of Michigan's industrial history. The plant, built in 1941, recently shut down after half-a-century of armaments building.

about the defection of an important North Korean official. Hwang Jang Yop, is the highest official ever to desert the Ruling Workers party.

where Hurricane Fran has destroyed crops and devastated farms throughout the region. Many of the crops were just about ready to be picked when the storm hit last week.

to deal with long distance companies that don't clearly tell people how much their calls from public phones will cost.

the amount of time it takes the Food and Drug Administration to approve new treatments for cancer. Today's announcement comes as Congress considers ways to reform the the FDA.

the findings of a presidential commission on gulf war syndrome. Scientists in Texas say that some diseases suffered by veterans seem to have been caused by multiple chemical exposures.