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The federal government's reports on the state of housing in the US have been sharply divided between the record number of Americans who own homes... and the fast-increasing number who live in so-called "worst case housing." Those are the people who are stuck in squalid conditions, or whose housing costs such a large part of their income that one more rent increase will leave them on the streets. NPR's John Nielsen explores the crisis facing the working poor and government policy makers.

this year, lots of people decided to stay away from the office for the whole week.

NPR's Eric Westervelt examines the debate over academic standards at the two-year schools.

Noah talks with NPR's Sylvia Poggioli in Belgrade where tens of thousands of demonstrators were in the streets for the tenth consecutive day. The protestors are angry because the government of President Slobodan Milosevic annuled the results of an election November 17th. Milosevic's party lost to the opposition. Re-run elections were held yesterday. Preliminary results indicate Milosevic's party won.

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to withdraw from the market a widely used antihistamine called Seldane. It says that the very rare occurence of potentially fatal heart disease outweighs the drug's benefits. A new variant of the drug was just approved by the FDA four months ago, and the agency is advising patients to ask their doctors whether to switch antihistamines. NPR's Vicky Que (KWAY) reports.

Federal researchers are reporting that the rate of sudden infant death syndrome has fallen by one-third over the past two years. They're giving credit to a national public awareness campaign that is teaching mothers to position infants on their backs when they sleep. NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports.

Last week, the Social Security Advisory Council offered three separate options for reforming the social security system. The 13-member panel could not agree on a single approach for shoring up the nation's main retirement program, so it split into three factions, each with its own proposal. In the first report of a three-part series, NPR's John Ydstie reports on the go-slow approach advocated by council-member, Robert Ball.

Liane Hansen speaks with eccentric British rocker Robyn itchcock about his new cd, "Moss Elixir". The singer/songwriter, who is the ormer leader of the rock group "The Egyptians", now is on a North American our. (Warner Bros. 9 46302-2)

It seems certain that New York City will have less than one thousand homicides...for the first time since 1968. Crime overall is down throughout the city...Melissa Block reports on what this drop in crime means, and how the city's police force brought about the changes.

- The Museum of the City of New York has organizied an exhibit displaying the toys children played with 100 years ago. Jacki talks with collection curator Sheila Clark, who describes the toys of yesteryear and imagines what might have been on a 19th century Christmas wish list.