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The state of Virginia executed more people than any other state in the last year. The reason? Virginia has a new law that limits death row appeals. Laura Womack of member station WAMU reports.

and how the rebels and the authorities are using the media, or not, in the government's case.

Robert talks to Ruth Marcus, a staff writer for the Washington Post , about the latest revelations of donations to the Democratic National Committee by visitors to the White House. Many big donors were invited to coffee or dinners, after which they wrote checks to the DNC.

Elissa Ely's Grandmother Rebecca was a fantastic baker, but she never ate her own cookies. As she grew older and her arthritis grew worse, she no longer had the dexterity to bake. Soon Elissa's baby will be born, and Elissa is looking forward to naming her new daughter Rebecca and teaching her to bake.

NPR's Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr examines the imilarities and differences between U.S president Bill CLinton and Russian resident Boris Yeltsin.

Plaintiffs bringing a wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson rested their case today after a half-hour of questioning. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on today's developments, which include the dismissal of a juror and adjournment of the trial until next Tuesday.

Liane Hansen speaks with Irish Minister of State Avril Doyle nd Kevin Whelan, visiting professor of history at Notre Dame University, who re currently giving a lecture tour in the U.S. on the Great Irish Famine of 845-49. In the midst of the most advanced empire in the world at the time, more han a million Irish died and almost two million more were forced to emigrate in rder to survive. Most of the latter came to the United States, where they had a rofound affect on this country.

from Capitol Hill about the intentions of House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- one says he wants to replace all members of the ethics committee investigating his alleged misdeeds.

Under the plan, a separate Serb Republic and a separate Muslim-Croat Federation were to be realized.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb assesses the current state of the stalled orthern Ireland peace process.