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of the Justice Department's damning report into the conduct and techniques of the FBI lab. The report found that FBI scientists exaggerated the strength of their evidence in several high-profile cases. The outcome of the Oklahoma City bombing trial could hinge on the jury's perception of potentially tainted scientific evidence.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that Atlanta city officials say they're prepared for Freaknik -- the annual event that draws tens of thousands of African-American college students from around the country for the weekend. Parts of downtown will be so crowded that the businesses are expected to close for the weekend, and police will be on extra shifts to make sure the crowds stay in control.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports that the judge in the trial of Timothy McVeigh has reversed himself and ruled that victims of the Oklahoma City bombing who testify at any sentencing hearing may also view the trial. In his ruling today, Judge Richard Matsch cited the victims' rights law passed by Congress last week.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that residents of the Zairian capitol of Kinshasa are starting to panic...as rebel forces fight their way to the city. Zaire's president Mobutu Sese Seko has refused to relinquish power, to rebel leader Laurent Kabile who now controls more than half the country.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Salt Lake City on "Utahnics," which some are calling the language of Utah. It's a regional dialect although, as a linguist explains, it contains elements from other regions of the nation. In Utahnics, the words "hawk" and "hock" (as in hamhock) are indistinguishable. Utah natives also say "barn" for "born" and "born" for "barn."

Daniel speaks with Dr Wankulapart Sandywong of the Red Cross Hospital in Bangkok Thailand about a training program he's running in which traffic police are learning how to deliver babies. This is made necessary because traffic in the city is so bad....that mothers in labor often can not make it to the hospital to give birth.

- NPR's Cheryl Devall reports on the mood in Saint Petersburg, Florida today. On Thursday, riots broke out after a white policeman shot and killed and African American he'd pulled over for speeding. A state of emergency was declared yesterday, but the city was calm last night and today.

An ambitious program to keep unemployed youths out of gangs has been started in Pittsburgh. The city created a business to offer an alternative to gangs, with jobs and the chance to improve their neighborhoods. The young people involved also get a chance to run the company. Jonas Chaney of member station WDUQ reports.

Commentator Michael Hood says that Seattle's great reputation as the country's most livable city is deserved. Seattle is Nice! You can even see it in the way the traffic behaves...not to mention in politics, and in the many communities which spring up, celebrating every possible interest group.

between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Arafat, there is still no deal on the future of the West Bank city of Hebron.