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which had been considered virtually defeated. Their leader has been in jail, as have most of their foot soldiers.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether to reinstate sexual assault charges against a former Tennessee judge. The judge originally was convicted of depriving several women of their constitutional rights by assaulting them, while acting in his official capacity as a judge. But a federal appeals court threw out the conviction, concluding that freedom from sexual attack is not a constitutional right. The judge was never charged with sexual assault under state law. His brother was the local prosecutor. NPR's Nina Totenberg has a report.

Jon Miller reports from Lima that Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori today indicated that he will not resort to force to end the hostage crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence. Speaking in public for just the third time since the standoff began, Fujimori said he remains steadfast in his refusal to release jailed leftist rebels, the main demand of the guerrillas who took over the compound. But the Peruvian leader also said his position is a mixture of "firmness" and "prudence," and that he is looking for a way out of the crisis. It was three weeks ago today that rebels of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement seized the compound during a party; several hundred hostages have been released, but 74 remain, including senior Peruvian officials and Japanese businessmen.

where the annual MacWorld computer show is under way and serious questions are being asked about the viability of the computer-maker after recent predictions of more big losses.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the appearance made by Madeleine Albright at hearings on Capitol Hill today. President Clinton has nominated her as the next Secretary of State. If she is approved by the Senate, she would be the first woman in U.S. history to hold such a high office.

On the steps of the Supreme Court today, activists for both sides of the assisted-suicide issue held demonstrations while the Justices heard arguments. Members of the Hemlock Society, which advocates the right to suicide, debated disabled-rights activists who fear legalized suicide could lead to euthanasia. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

Reporter Frank Browning remembers lawyer and activist Tom Stoddard, who advanced the cause of equal rights for gay men, lesbians, people with AIDS in this country. Stoddard headed up the Lambda Legal Defense and Education fund for six years, making it a nationally influential organization, fighting discrimination against homosexuals and AIDS patients in employment, housing, health care, insurance, family law, and military service.

The Dow Jones industrial average has gone up 500 points in the last six weeks. This rally is causing analysts to ask whether the market is overvalued, as they wonder when these gains will slow down or stop. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

Several thousand residents in the Northwest were without power this Thanksgiving. Noah speaks with Debbie Holte, from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, about the creative Thanksgiving she and her family put together. Since the power has been out for the last ten days, the family barbecued the turkey, cooked the potatoes on a wood stove, and built snowmen outside the house.

special assistant to the new U.N. Secretary General, about the challenges facing Kofi Annan.