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By Todd HattonMurray, KY – Last night's severe weather brought high winds and reports of hail through the area. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman…

on the British government's decision to allow a Saudi Arabian dissident to remain in their country, and the possible fall out for Britain's defense industry.

on why ordinary citizens contribute to political campaigns. She talks with Senator Carol Moseley-Braun's constituents in Chicago. Moseley-Braun will be running for re-election next year.

that a coalition of apparel industry giants, labor unions, and the federal government have reached an accord to try to end sweatshops. They will set up a voluntary program to monitor foreign suppliers and attempt to enforce standards of wages and living conditions.

By Tony McVeighFrankfort, KY – State officials now say a final report on the cause of a recent riot at a central Kentucky prison will be made public early…

By Todd HattonLivingston County, KY – The US-60 Cumberland River Bridge in Livingston County is now open to normal traffic flow. The bridge had been…

on the transformation of Hezbollah from a politically weak party to a force that far transcends the number of seats in parliament. Each day of fighting has turned the Lebanese to look to Hezbollah as an expression of the national will.

New York Times reporter and columnist Lisa Belkin writes the "Life's Work" column for the paper. Her recent article "The Grief Payout" in The New York Times Magazine (Dec. 8, 2002) is about the Victim Compensation Fund set up to benefit the families of victims from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and examines the controversies surrounding how the money is distributed. Lisa Belkin is also the author of the book Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom.

(Update) Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Michael Sullivan in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, about what hope is left for a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestians. Middle Eastern leaders are still meeting with President Clinton at the resort, but no accord has yet been reached.

President Clinton leaves tomorrow to visit Moscow and to meet with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Daniel talks to NPR's Ann Garrels about the mood of the Russian people and the state of Russian politics. Russians find that the security of their lives under the Soviet system is gone and they are facing an uncertain future. She says that although Yeltsin is not popular, there are no political alternatives to his leadership.