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NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports on one of the newest treatments for Parkinson's disease, a type of surgery called "deep brain stimulation." Parkinson's affects parts of the brain involved with movement, and can make even the basic tasks of life impossible to perform. Doctors hope this new technique can allow patients to regain some control.

NPR's Josh Levs reports a federal court has disqualified admissions policies at the University of Georgia that favored minorities. The ruling raises questions about the definition and value of diversity in higher education.

In the second of her three part series on Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that Israelis living in what was once Arab East Jerusalem are nervous about the potential outcome of peace negotiations with the Palestinians. There are reports that Prime Minister Ehud Barak is prepared to cede some of the city's remaining Arab neighborhoods to a future Palestinian state. As Camp David winds up its eighth day of discussions between Palestinians and Israelis, the question of who controls Jerusalem is the potential deal breaker of any peace agreement.

At least four misprints of the new dollar coin have apparently found their way into circulation. Instead of being stamped with Sacagawea on one side, the so-called "mule" coins have George Washington's face on them. Robert talks with David Camire, a mint error coin specialist with the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation of America in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie, Jesus' Son, the latest work by Director Allison McClain. Turan says it's a dead-on representation of the life of an American junkie in the 1970's.

The Confederate battle flag was retired from the dome of South Carolina's state capital building today. Protests and counterprotests were all part of the scene. NPR's Eric Hochberg has the story from Columbia, South Carolina.

It's the first Saturday of the month and host Jacki Lyden and writer Paul Auster bring you the National Story Project from Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. Interested in submitting a story? Send your stories to: PMB 206 123 7th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11215. You can also email your submission to NationalStoryProject@npr.org. And for more information on the National Story Project and to read this month's stories please visit the National Story Project area.

Jacki Lyden talks with Elizabeth Abbott, author of A History of Celibacy: From Athena to Elizabeth I, Leonardo da Vinci, Florence Nightingale, Gandhi, and Cher. Abbott reveals what caused and still causes people to give up sex . Although required by some religions, celibacy was undertaken as a choice primarily throughout history for social and economic reasons. (Scribner ISBN 0-684-84943-7)

Federal, state and local authorities are preparing for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and attempting to prevent repeats of the kinds of protest demonstrations that stopped meetings of the World Trade Organization in Seattle last December. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Philadelphia.

Noah and Ariel Dorfman, a professor at Duke University discuss the history of the Chilean ship, the B.E. Esmeralda. The ship is part of the Tall Ship celebration, and is visiting New London, Connecticut today. Of all the Tall Ships, this one is the most controversial, because it had been used to hold and torture political prisoners.

Two groups of scientists report that have successfully transplanted lab-grown cells to repair severely damaged corneas. Their findings appear in the journal "Cornea" and in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine. NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports.

Computers can greatly improve the lives of people with disabilities, but Charlotte Renner reports that blind people can't access much of the very visual content on the World Wide Web. Adaptive software can help, but some web designers are trying to create sites that can be accessed by people who can't see well enough to point and click with a standard mouse. (4:30) (Note: The website mentioned in this story is http://www.cast.org. This link will open in a new browser window.)

Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers today urged Congress to approve the administration's request for $472 million, to provide debt relief to developing nations. Republican leaders in the House are refusing to approve the full amount and are holding out for reforms at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, the institutions that manage the debt relief program. NPR's Kathleen Schalch has this story.

A company formed by Harvard genetics professor George Church, known for his pioneering work in genome sequencing and gene splicing, hopes to genetically resurrect woolly mammoths.

Noah speaks with David Brower, who was the Sierra Club's first executive director. Brower talks about why he quit the board of the Sierra Club, an organization he has been affiliated with since 1933. He has been quoted as saying "The Earth is burning but I hear nothing from the Sierra Club board except the music of violins. It's time for them to shape up."

Afghans are trying to reach Pakistan via the frontier near the Khyber Pass, but Pakistan is wary of more refugees. Cargo trucks are backed up for miles, waiting to deliver goods into Afghanistan.

When your penmates have eaten all your snacks, what's a guy to do? Workers at the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium found 13-year-old Jontu, an Indian one-horned rhino, chowing down just behind his barn.

Roach researched animal misbehaviors for her new book, Fuzz. Though animals are all but charged with crimes when they run afoul of human values, she learns, they often have the last laugh.

Relief payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data.

Commentator Lorraine Johnson Coleman offers some helpful tips for Yankee tourists heading down south over the next few months on vacation, particularly on the delicate subject of food.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the Clinton administration is consulting with other Latin American nations with regard to possible punitive steps to be taken against Peru. The US sharply criticized Peru's government for not postponing Sunday's presidential runoff to deal with irregularities. A state department spokesman refused to say what steps, if any, the US is prepared to take against President Alberto Fujimori. Peru receives the most US aid in Latin America after Colombia, and is a close partner with Washington in fighting drug trafficking.

Latin bandleader Tito Puente died today at the age of 77 in a hospital in New York. Puente was hospitalized recently for heart problems and canceled all his concerts in May. He recorded over 100 albums in his long music career. He won five Grammys — the most recent this year for best traditional tropical Latin performance for "Mambo Birdland."

Commentator Beth Brophy talks about attending this weekend's annual Race for The Cure, sponsored by the Komen Foundation in Washington, D.C. Most cancer survivors who participate wear a pink t-shirt to signify their status, but Brophy -- who has breast cancer herself -- says she doesn't like calling herself a "survivor."

Rather than testing students at the end of the school year, DeSantis wants to move to assessments in the fall, winter and spring as a way to be more "nimble."

Researchers estimate that children 19 and younger influenced half a trillion dollars worth of purchases in the U.S. last year. With that kind of buying power on the line, advertisers are eager for help in targeting the nation's youngest consumers. Increasingly, marketers are getting their intelligence from psychologists who use their expertise. NPR's Elaine Korry reports that now, some psychologists are calling for the practice to be banned.