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Noah talks to George Pully, a deacon at the Beulah Christian Church in Zebulon, North Carolina, about a bell that was stolen from his church. It was one of four antique bells stolen from churches and homes in the Raleigh, North Carolina area last weekend. The missing bells are all quite large, weighing between 50 and 1500 pounds.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports thousands of Israeli settlers in the West Bank could face a tough decision if the ongoing summit talks at Camp David produce a final peace accord. Some of the settlers could well have to choose between finding new homes inside Israel or staying where they are, as Jews in an independent Palestinian state.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the federal court indictments handed down in the biggest scandal ever in Olympic history -- involving Salt Lake City's efforts to bring the Winter Games home in 2002. It's alleged that two men gave scholarships, money and other gifts to International Olympic Committee members to sway their votes.

Jackie Lyden talks with NPR's Andy Bowers who is at the Anaheim Angels' victory parade. The Angels won their first World Series on Sunday and Disney, the company that owns the Angels, is hosting a home-town ticker tape parade right down Main Street in the middle of Disneyland.

From member station WXXI in Rochester, New York, Brenda Tremblay reports that a lot of college students are toting cell phones to school, along with their stereos and personal computers. That means colleges that used to make money on calls home from the dorm are losing some big business.

Homes and businesses in the area were destroyed due to the fire.

the cities to their homes for New Year celebrations.

We remember TV and radio writer Philip Rapp, who died at the age of 88 Tuesday in his Beverly Hills home. He created the character "Baby Snooks" for Fanny Brice and the "Battling Bickersons" for Don Ameche and Francis Langford. We hear clips from those two radio skits.

Nestled in the heart of southern Wisconsin's dairy country, is an unlikely home for an array of unusual animals. Most of these wild creatures, including lions and tigers, were bred to be pets, and have since been rejected by their owners and by zoos. Reporter Steve Busalacchi (Boos-a-lacke) from Wisconsin Public Radio reports.

Noah talks with Paea (PY-uh) Wolfgramm, an Olympic silver medalist from the Kingdom of Tonga. Wolfgramm took his silver medal in boxing, making the Kingdom of Tonga the country bringing home the most medals per capita. They'll discuss his homecoming and his future in the sport.