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Women taking estrogen may be taking a risk if they also drink alcohol. For reasons yet to be determined, one or two drinks can increase the amount of estrogen circulating in the blood. And high levels of estrogen have been linked to an increase in breast cancer, though that link has never been conclusively proved. NPR's Vicky Que reports.

will hear arguments today about the constitutionality of Arizona's "English-only" law which mandates no other language be used in official state business.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin's prospects for the New Year. Bowers says that with Yeltsin's heart bypass surgery behind him, the Russian leader appears to be entering 1997 in a relatively strong political position. But he does have to contend with some enormous economic problems.

about the year ahead for Hong Kong, which will revert to Chinese control in mid-1997. Hong Kong currently is a British 'crown colony.'

about the accuracy of public opinion polls during the 1996 elections.

is going to coordinate its efforts directly with a state. Virginia will put unemployed welfare recipients into the jobs left vacant after INS raids to remove illegal immigrants from low-wage, low-skill jobs.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the political pendulum has swung back to a period where states' rights are highly valued, with the latest round of innovation coming from Maryland, New York, Virginia and Hawaii.

government's ineffectual handling of a disastrous oil spill...and the country's consequent political difficulties.

is underway and independent producers are favoring comedies as their offerings for this year.

over a new anti- homeless law aimed at stopping people from living and sleeping in public areas. The law makes "urban camping" illegal and punishable by one year in jail, or a thousand dollar fine. It is part of a growing national trend that cities are trying as a way to clean up their urban centers.