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Robert talks with Lawrence Kobelinski is the associate provost and a professor of forensic science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. They discuss the news that the laboratories of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have mishandled evidence from the Oklahoma City bombing, and what that means for expert witnesses around the nation.

Commissioners in Miami are trying to sort out the city's troubled finances. With a sixty-eight million dollar deficit, the city is in a state of financial emergency. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that Miami officials are now scrambling to collect fees to make up some of the shortfall.

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.