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NPR's David Molpus reports that the hotel industry's labor costs -- specifically costs associated with high employee turnover -- are forcing the industry to get serious about developing more family friendly policies. David Molpus profiles several initiatives underway at the Marriott Corporation.

Tornadoes tore through parts of Alabama and Tennessee on Friday night, and residents are still trying to put their lives back in order. Melanie Peeples of member station WUAL visited one area where a tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

who, last week, flew farther and for longer than anyone else in an unsuccessful attempt to circumnavigate the globe.

Commentator Reuven Frank looks at the year in the TV...an industry that keeps on changing, with recent developments in satellite services and multiple channel offerings. but he says most of these changes don't amount to improvements---multiple channels seem to offer multiple opportunities to watch old movies or talk shows -- and all this diversity of programming means television will no longer provide a shared national experience.

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there... noticeable in rebuilding, resettlement, and cross-border visits for Christmas.

NPR'S Margot Adler reports that there are more tourists in New York City than ever before. Thirty million so far this year, one million just for Christmas week. Traffic too seems more congested. While there are some obvious explanations for the surge...like crime is down and the economy is up... nobody is certain just why the city has become such a tourist sensation.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports from San Francisco on a suit brought by a Russian lesbian against the U.S. government after her request for asylum was turned down. The 34-year-old woman argues that she will be persecuted if returned to Russia. She is one a dozens of homosexuals who have been seeking asylum here recently on the basis of their sexual orientation.

- Daniel speaks with NPR's economic correspondent John Ydstie about who wins and who loses from the dollar's current strength. The winners, Ydstie says are European exporters; possible loosers, the U.S. auto industry.

Items like toys, jewelry and clothing sold well, but despite expectations of big holiday spending, sales don't look much better than last year.