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is the newest member of the Russian Parliament. Alexander Korzhakov was fired by Yeltsin in June, and has since turned politically against his once-close friend. Analysts predict Korzhakov will use his new position, and the immunity that comes with it, to step up his fight against Yeltsin.

in children's books -- the John Newberry Medal and the Caldicott Medal. The awards work not only to recognize excellence in children's literature, but they also function as a guide to parents who are stumped by what books may be best for their kids.

at a U.S. military complex in Dharan, Saudi Arabia that killed 19 U.S. servicemen. Yesterday, Defense Secretary William Perry admitted that U.S. commanders had not followed through on their own recommendations to improve security at bases in the region.

of more than 300 Tutsis over the weekend in Burundi... The Hutus, who make up the majority of the population, are fighting a guerilla war against their more powerful rivals, the minority Tutsis. Neighboring Rwanda experienced similar ethnic violence between the two groups in 1994.

between an F-16 fighter and a passenger jet earlier this month. Officials say the planes were never in danger of colliding, though the fighter plane came within about 11-hundred feet of a Nations Air jet.

near Columbia University in New York. It's hoped the new store will rival famous scholarly bookstores in Chicago and Cambridge, Massachusetts...but to be successful, Labyrinth will have to pull customers away from the large and trendy outlets like Barnes and Noble.

to keep a fairly constant sleep schedule to be productive and healthy. Researchers found that our internal biological clocks can adjust to sleeping during daylight hours...the trouble comes from constantly switching back and forth to different sleep schedules.

over the legacy of the Wright brothers. North Carolina has traditionally put "First in Flight" on its license plates, but now Ohio is changing its license plates to "Birthplace of Aviation," arguing that the brothers lived most of their lives there.

and most are winding up in Canada. The educated and wealthy emigrants are making an immediate impact, most notably in Vancouver. Next summer, China will assume control over the former British colony, and many in Hong Kong, distrustful of Communist rule, would rather leave.

, whose five-year term as U.N. Secretary General ends in December. The U-S has refused to support him for a second term, much to the outrage of other U.N. members who think it is an election year strategy by the Clinton administration.