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NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that tensions between Taiwan and mainland China are escalating to the point where China is on the verge of conducting war games in the Taiwan Strait. The threat comes only weeks before Taiwan's presidential election, and is seen an attempt to intimidate Taiwanese voters.

have formed a support group to share their tales of what it's like to live in an overseemingly white region. Blacks make up only one percent of New Hampshire's population. and that is over half the state's minority population.

big trade in the National Hockey League. Wayne Gretzky, the league's all-time leading scorer, was traded by the Los Angeles Kings to the St. Louis Blues. Gretzky had hoped to be traded to a Stanley Cup contender.

Gillian Sharpe reports that the UN War Crimes Tribunal has indicted a Bosnian Serb general blamed in the shelling of civilian targets in Sarajevo. Prosecutor had hoped Gen. Djordje (GEORGE-ay) Djukic (JUH- kitch) would provide evidence leading to indictments of senior Bosnian Serb officers, but he has refused to cooperate. (2:45) 9. SARAJEVO TODAY. -- NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on independence day celebrations in Sarajevo. On March 1, 1992, the Bosnian Parliament declared the country independent of Yugoslavia and sparked a war. Today Bosnia is at peace.

Danny speaks to Trevor Page, of the U.N. World Food Program, who is in Pyongyang, North Korea, organizing his groups efforts to help North Korea fight widespread famine. The food shortage was caused in part by severe flooding last year. A cold winter has made a bad situation even worse for N.Korean citizens.

What does the "Wind Chill" factor tell us? Is it useful information? Danny talks with (Pennyslvania State University) meteorologist Lee Grensci (GREHN-see), who tells us what the Wind Chill factor does and DOESN'T tell us about the weather. He says everyone feels cold differently - so in most cases it is not useful information. Wind Chill means more in below-zero temperatures.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Sarajevo on the return of some Bosnian Muslims to suburban homes they were forced from four years ago. The Muslims lived in Vogosca ((VOH-gohsh-cha)) and had been kicked out by Bosnian Serbs. Under the Dayton agreement, the neighborhood has been put back under the control of the Bosnian government.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that the use of political polls has grown tremendously in recent years, but their ability to tap into the public mood may be declining as voters become more volatile and more and more are refusing to answer pollster's questions. But generally, polls have been fairly accurate. It's their interpretation that's often wrong. (7:30) CUTAWAY 1A 0:59 1B 3. CONGRESS -- Members of Congress came back to Washington this week after a three week hiatus. And Commentator Mickey Edwards wants know if the republican members will continue the fight for the GOP agenda. It was only two months ago that budget battles raged between the Congress and the White House. Mickey Edwards wonders if Republicans on the Hill will get back on track with their agenda: the balanced budget and taxes. He wonders what they will get accomplished in the next few months, especially now that the GOP Presdiential candidates have taken the spotlight and shifted focus of the Republican agenda.

Danny speaks with Dr. David Grimaldi, Curator and Chairman of the Entomology Department at the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Grimaldi led an expedition to a site in New Jersey where they discovered precious ancient flowers embalmed in amber from the Cretaceous period, nearly 90 million years ago. Grimaldi says these are undoubtedly the most completely preserved flowers from the time of the dinasours.

Sarajevo suburb that is being handed over later this month to the Muslim-Croat Federation.