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The cold spell that's chilled the Northeast for almost a month has frozen a pond in New York City's Central Park. The ice is so thick, city officials are allowing New Yorkers to skate there for the first time in 10 years. From member station WNYC, Richard Hake reports.

A radicial approach to boost scores on state standardized tests is being tried by the Kansas City-Missouri School District--inviting students to study on Saturdays. Laura Spencer of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that if scores don't improve, the state will take over the school district.

In Los Angeles, the Museum of Contemporary Art has mounted an ad campaign on billboards around the city. The billboards are, in effect, labels for the settings in which they're located. Imagine the city as if it were a painting, and you'll get the idea. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie speaks with the BBC's Hilary Andersson in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where several thousand British troops make two incursions Sunday into the city, after weeks of battle.

Residents of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul say they see signs of improved conditions. But they remain unhappy with the American occupation and the city is no longer safe for foreigners. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Milwaukee has a tradition of electing liberal mayors. But Democrat John Norquist, the city's three-term mayor, stands apart from tradition. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that although Norquist supports abortion rights and gun control, he wants to end welfare and has reduced city spending significantly.

given for a decline in the homicide rate in major cities across the country. With some exceptions, the number of murders in many cities decreased in 1996.

Nearly two years after the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, NPR'S Kathy Lohr reports on how the city is grappling with how to rebuild... and how best to remember what happened there. The committee overseeing the construction of a memorial is trying to decide how to commemmorate the bombing while balancing the concerns of the survivors, the victims' families, and the community at large.

- Reporters John Biewen (John BEE-wuhn) of Minnesota Public Radio profiles Myron Orfield, a state senator whose campaign to clean up the inner cities is capturing nationwide attention. Biewen reports that Orfield is urging wealthier suburbs to adopt a regional solution in which wealthier suburbs would contribute some of the tax revenues to the poor inner cities.

NPR'S Margo Adler reports that New York City's mayor has banned fireworks during tommorow's Chinese New Year celebration. The city's Chinese community argues the ban will take some of the character out of the annual festivities.