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Commentator David Crystal offers examples of three to four-year-olds' clever interpretations of language. One child, fed up with being in the outskirts, asked a parent "When will we get to the 'inskirts?'"

badly needed food and medical supplies into Goma today. Tutsi rebels agreed to allow relief workers to gain access to Eastern Zaire for the first time in over a week.

the first in a series of probes to Mars to see if life exists or ever existed on the red planet.

China has passed a new law making aging parents the responsibility of their children. The problem of how to care for the elderly is particularly acute in China, where life expectancy is long and where there are not government-funded services for their support. Many Chinese complain that the burden of caring for their aging parents is too great. Anthony Kuhn has this report.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reflects on the long career of Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, who died today at age 72. Mastroianni was well-known for his roles in "La Dolce Vita" (lah DOHL-chay VEE-tah) and other films made by director Federico Fellini.

from politicians and parents' groups to the T.V. industry's new program ratings system.

U.S. military installations in the world...Subic Bay Naval Base in the Phillipines. The U.S. closed the base four years ago, leaving more than 40,000 residents without jobs. Now Subic Bay has made a successful transition to a thriving free trade zone.

The graduate students who teach half the classes and grade most of the papers at three University of California campuses have been out on strike all week. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the strike is aimed at gaining bargaining rights. The University system says these teaching assistants aren't "workers."

Robert talks to Agent Lucinda Schroeder of the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service in Albequerque, New Mexico about yesterday's sting operation that led to the arrest of eight eagle poachers. Eagles are a protected species; the killing and sale of eagle parts is illegal. This operation was unusual in that it led to actual trappers, not just traders. There's a growing market for eagle feathers, both in the U.S. and abroad.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on today's order by Army Secretary Togo West to find out whether top commanders knew about allegations of sexual harassment or sex abuse in the Army, and whether they condoned a culture of sexual misconduct within the ranks. While West says the Army will face up to any problems it finds, some critics wonder whether talk will take the place of action.