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The BBC's Paul Wood reports from Belgrade that the federal Yugoslav court has turned down an appeal by the Opposition to re-instate election results from last month's local elections. Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic had annulled those elections when results showed his ruling party had lost. Opposition parties continue to protest in the streets...and their demonstrations are drawing support from the international community.

Christina Koenig of Minnesota Public Radio reports that students at a northern Minnesota high school have been heading up an effort to change geographic names that may have offensive connotations to Native Americans. One such word is "squaw." The students are now working to change the name of Squaw Lake, Minnesota...and not all the residents of the town are happy with their efforts.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin attempts to restore stability to the political leadership of his country in the aftermath of national security chief Alexander Lebed's ouster. But NPR's Andy Bowers reports that those appointed to act on Mr. Yelstin's behalf may not carry his weight.

taking place in the breakaway Russian republic.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on the meeting today between Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and her counterpart, Foreign Minister Primakov ((PREE-muh-koff)). Despite several hours of talks about a charter between NATO and Russia, both diplomats say there's more work to do.

has agreed on a plan to eliminate certain tariffs.

reluctance to intervene in the country's problems.

The Museum of Jurassic Technology is located in Los Angeles. It is the creation of a visionary named David Wilson---who for the past decade has been displaying exhibits that stretch the boundaries of imagination and reality--the horn of a woman from the year 1688, a bat which can supposedly pass clean through solid objects, microminiature sculptures...including Snow White and her Seven Dwarfs on the shaft of a needle. Each exhibit is documented---and Wilson appears to believe that all of it is absolutely genuine and the stories surrounding them are true. Our guide through the museum is New Yorker Magazine writer Lawrence Weschler (WESH-lurr)---who chronicled this museum in his book Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonders ---his audio portrait is produced by David Isay.

of female prisoners by male guards in many state prisons. The Human Rights Watch investigation conducted a two-year study of 11 women's prisons in California, Georgia, New York, Illinois, Michigan, and the District of Columbia.

between the big-3 carmakers to accelerate research into "smart" airbags. The new systems, tentatively planned to be installed starting in 1999, would use sensors to tell the airbag how fast and with how much force to deploy. Public hearings on airbag safety will be held today in Washington.