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NPR's Joe Palca reports that a new study has found that the number of Americans who die from infectious diseases has been increasing. Researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that deaths from infectious diseases increased 58 percent from 1980 to 1992.

Reporter Ruby De Luna from member station KUOW in Seattle has this story about grizzly bears and Yellowstone National Park. The park has a grizzly-version of the "three strikes and you're out" rule, which ships bears out of the part if they bother humans three times.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israel and Syria have agreed to resume peace negotiations. Secretary of State Warren Christopher announced today that the two sides would meet next week in Washington. Talks between Israel and Syria broke off six months ago.

Susan talks with disappointed tourists who came to Washington D.C. hoping to do a little sightseeing and instead got the closed door treatment due to the federal shutdown.

There are elections in two far flung countries today...a parliamentary vote in Russia...and a presidential vote in Haiti. Susan talks about the voting first with NPR's Ann Garrels in Moscow, and then with NPR's David Welna in Port au Prince.

Mining - Susan talks with Bob Keeley who works for the United Nations in the former Yugoslavia as a de-miner...he helps rid the countryside of landmines. There are an estimated 3 million plus landmines in the former Yugoslavia and are a main source of concern for troops heading there now as part of the NATO mission to Bosnia.

Storyteller Jay O'Callahan reminds us that today is the 222nd anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. On that day in 1773, colonists threw into Boston Harbor a shipload of tea which King George of England was trying to force down their throat.

Robert speaks with Jan (YAN) Kavan (KAH-van) - a former Czech member of parliament who was asked to resign more than 4 years ago because information found in his security file. It was believed that Mr. Kavan collaborated with the Old Communist government in the late 1960's against student dissidents. Mr. Kavan could not believe the allegations since he was a celebrated dissident himself. Today, in Prague....he was vindicated... the Justice Department exonerated Mr. Kavan of all allegations. And Mr. Kavan will now run for political office once again.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on the status of Illinois' public mental health system. Despite the dismal rating given to state mental health facilities, state officials maintain that their hospitals offer a clean and healthy environment for patients. There is a debate now materializing between mental health providers as to whether the state should administer care through state hospitals or smaller, community based facilities.

N-P-R's David Molpus reports on the mechanisms and machinations that exist in offices to decide who -- if anyone -- has to work on holidays. It used to be a simple system of seniority. That doesn't work anymore.

Linda speaks with James Mackay, author of Burns: A Biography of Robert Burns, about the legendary Scottish poet. 1996 is the bicentenniel of Burns' death, and there are exhibits and festivities planned all over the world throughout the year.

Alan Cheuse reviews the recently re-printed historical novel "The Keepers of the House" by Shirley Ann Grau. Grau was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1965 for this novel. The book is published by Louisiana State University and is part of the Voices of The South Series.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Russians go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new President. She says most voters remain undecided. Garrels reports that the formation of democracy in Russia has also bred cynicism in the Russian electorate.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a 5th circuit Court decision handed down today. In the decision the court said teachers did not have the right to lead their students in prayer.

About 30 million people use cellular phones in the United States. During the Blizzard of '96, cellular communications played an important part in connecting people not only with their friends and family, but also with emergency services. The storm followed a path over the cellular network of Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile, which noticed an increase in cellular phone calls during the storm. Robert talks with Steve Fleischer of Bell Atlantic NYNEX Mobile and Rick Ketterman, the Emergency Management Director of Pennsylvania's Adams County.

and former colleague -- Mike Synar, who died Tuesday of brain cancer. They both served in the House of Representatives, and Edwards believes the American people had in Synar a good example of public service.

The suspended federal budget talks have reached at least one conclusion. Both sides will base their offers on assumptions about future economic trends as projected by the Congressional Budget Office. The director of the CBO, June O'Neill, came in as a Republican appointee, but NPR's Peter Kenyon says she has maintained the office's reputation for non-partisan forecasts.

about his attempt to see a mine-shaft reportedly used by the Bosnian Serbs to hide the bodies of massacre victims.

of the south the rise of the Republican party.

the Northeast being shut down.

after a Serb rocket attack killed one woman and wounded six others. It has been described as the worst violence in the city since the arrival of the NATO peace force.

Richard Hearney is the second highest ranking officer in the U.S. Marines. This past week he visited the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange to see what the energetic floor traders there can teach marines about quick decision-making. Daniel speaks with the general about his experience.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Kristine Larson of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Larson gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday after being driven part way to a hospital on the back of a tractor. Snow drifts of up to eight feet prevented an ambulance from reaching Larson. The tractor, equipped with a bucket loader, dug itself a path to a highway where an ambulance was waiting.

Federal forces say that Chechen rebels must release a group of hostages before they will be permitted to cross the frontier from the republic of Dagestan into Chechnya.