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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that the decade-old economic sanctions against Iraq is hurting that country's middle class and its education system.

A judge overturned the convictions of the police officers in the Ramparts corruption case in Los Angeles. Scott speaks with NPR's Ina Jaffe.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on collapse of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestinian officials who met earlier today with President Clinton at the White House here in Washington.

Lisa talks with NPR's Sylvia Pogioli in Belgrade as Serb elections for the 250-seat parliament are held today. Watchers expect to see a turn in the polls away from the remaining supporters of former President Slobodan Milosevic and in favor newly elected President Voijslav Kostininica.

Last night a Los Angeles judge overturned the convictions of three LAPD officers involved in the corruption scandal in which police were found to brutalize and falsely arrest innocent citizens of crimes they didn't commit. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

When subway workers started digging underneath Los Angeles, they discovered fossils from the city's pre-historic past. Lisa speaks with the L.A. Transit Authority's paleontologist, Bruce Lander.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reads a Southwest version of A Visit From St. Nicholas.

Scott speaks with Weekend Edition Saturday's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the last weekend of the National Football League regular season before the playoffs.

On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Antoine de Saint Exupery , reporter Alice Furlaud pays tribute to the Franch aviator and beloved author of The Little Prince.

For NPR news, Gina Wilkinson reports Thailand's next election may be a test of the country's political legitimacy. Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai has tried to promote a new era of clean politics but his legacy is threatened. Taskin Shinawatra, a telecommunications tycoon and one of the richest men in Thailand is ahead in the opinion polls. For the people of Thailand this could mean that economic stability is more important than a government free of corruption.