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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.

It took 20 years to get a piece of land in Georgia ready to host endangered woodpeckers. U.S. Fish and Wildlife recently approved moving some of the birds to the site.

For the past week, only four militants have remained at the refuge near Burns, Ore. They're among the 16 whom a grand jury indicted on charges of conspiracy and using threats and intimidation.

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.

that, so far, 28 states have submitted their welfare reform plans. The deadline is July 1st in order to take advantage of a new funding mechanism which will allow them to receive more money from the federal government. Other states in other circumstances have no incentive to file their plans early.