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Commentator John Feinstein joins host Bob Edwards to discuss tennis s Australian Open. Serena Williams and Andre Agassi were the big winners.

NPR's Peter Overby reports lobbyists on Capitol Hill are on the hunt for the legislator who will include their particular tax break in the economic stimulus bill. House Majority leader Tom DeLay says the president's $670 billion tax break is just the start, and its sending lobbyists for business groups into a frenzy.

The new head of the World Health Organization will be elected Tuesday. The leading candidate is Peter Piot, who's headed UNAIDS for many years. Whoever is chosen will direct a vastly more important force in world health than it has been in years past, as epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other diseases continue to grow. Brenda Wilson reports.

In top awards given annually to children's book writers and illustrators, Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi received the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. And My Friend Rabbit, illustrated and written by Eric Rohmann, received the Caldecott Medal, for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Anti-American sentiment grows in Kuwait, where tens of thousands of American troops are stationed. Some Kuwaitis say they are suspicious of Washington's long-term goals in the Mideast. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

We hear suggestions for President Bush's State of the Union address from several All Things Considered commentators including English Teacher Ray Salazar of Hubbard High School, Chicago, about education; Merrill Matthews, a visiting scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation in Dallas, about health care policy; Cincinnati City Beat Columnist Kathy Y. Wilson, about race relations; and Kurt Campbell, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, about foreign relations.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Communications Commission overstepped its bounds when it seized wireless licenses from a bankrupt telecom company.

Jessica Jones of member station WUNC reports on home schooled achievers.

What do conductor Leopold Stokowski, T.S. Eliot and Grandmaster Flash have in common? They've all won spots on the National Recording Registry, an archive that seeks to preserve the sounds of American culture. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports on the first 50 recordings to be included in the list. Listen to samples of some of the recordings to be preserved.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix tells the Security Council that Iraq has not genuinely accepted disarmament and that while Baghdad is cooperating on access, it needs to do more on substance. Meanwhile, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says inspectors need more time in Iraq. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Consultants recommend a Dracula theme park be built in Bucharest.

Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix tells the Security Council that Iraq has not genuinely accepted disarmament. Meanwhile, chief nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei says inspectors have found no evidence so far that Iraq has renewed its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The BBC's Mike Wooldridge has traveled with inspection teams in Iraq over the past few days. He reports on what they have discovered.

Host Lynn Neary talks with art historian Victoria Combalia about the use of modern art as torture during Spain's civil war 65 years ago. Combalia says the work of artists such as Kandinsky, Klee and Dali was the inspiration for secret cells and torture centers built in Barcelona. She says the torture cells, built in 1938, used geometric abstraction and surrealism to influence and affect prisoners. The torture centers were the creation of French anarchist Alphonse Laurencic.

In Tuesday's State of the Union address, President Bush is expected to call for military aggression against Iraq if Saddam Hussein isn't totally cooperative with weapons inspectors. The White House says Bush will also make a case for tax cuts. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about COVID-19 vaccine boosters, the mixing and matching of vaccines and the White House plan to vaccinate children.

The disappearance of a mayor affiliated with Brazil's Workers Party alarms officials who feared a kidnapping. But it turned out to be a job for the vice squad.

In the 1980s and 1990s, asthma rates in U.S. kids reached epidemic proportions. Though studies indicate the rates are leveling off, rates for African American and Hispanic children and inner-city populations aren't declining. New research suggests poverty, stress and poor mental health may be fueling the problem. Madge Kaplan of member station WGBH reports.

When international politics mixes with business, the course of commerce can get complicated. Americans negotiating a deal in England may find themselves defending their nation's foreign policy, or German companies may find it tougher dealing with U.S. firms because of their nation's stance against the Bush administration's plans for action in Iraq. NPR's Chris Arnold reports on how conducting foreign policy interacts with conducting business.

Nearly 12 percent of all live births are premature and the newborns at risk for serious medical problems. But researchers find a hormone -- progesterone -- that significantly lowers rates of early births. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and Dr. Paul Meis, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Wake Forest University.

The unemployment rate falls to 5.7 percent in January, a drop of 0.3 percent. The improvement is tied to hiring in the retail sector, but the surge was a bit misleading. Restaurants and other retailers hired fewer people than usual in December, and that threw January's numbers off. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

The government puts the nation on heightened alert for the possibility of terrorism. The Bush administration raises the alert one notch to code orange, signaling a "high risk" of attack, based on communications chatter possibly linked to al Qaeda terrorists. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Using Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham as a model, humorist Jay Klusky offers a child-friendly interpretation of the ongoing conflict between the Bush administration and Saddam (I am) Hussein.

Wal-Mart, Target and some other online retailers start collecting sales tax on their online sales. The development might foretell big changes for Internet commerce and provide welcome revenue to states struggling to close budget shortfalls. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

The Bush administration raises the national terrorism alert status from yellow to orange, signaling a "high risk" of terrorist attack. A government official says Friday's move is based on an increase in information that suggests an attack may occur as Muslims mark the haj, a five-day ritual that begins Sunday.