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NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that President Clinton claims the United States is helping Iraqi dissidents compromised by US support flee from their former "safe haven" in Northern Iraq. But there is no evidence on the ground that such help to those Iraqis targeted for arrest and execution by Saddam Hussein is in fact being provided.

Scientists may probe distant galaxies and the depths of atoms, but they still don't know how to explain the dying wobbles of a spinning coin as it comes to rest. NPR's Joe Palca reports on some ground breaking experiments now taking place in laboratories across the world.

From Lima, Jon Miller reports that Peru's congress is debating whether to accept the resignation of President Alberto Fujimori, or to formally oust him on the grounds of moral incapacity. Whichever way the vote goes, it has become clear that a moderate opposition leader will be the transitional president, until new presidential elections are held next Spring.

Music Critic Oliver Wang says that Eminem's most recent CD, Encore, breaks new ground for the controversial artist. He is more mature and reflective but still is can revert to the poisonous lyrics that made him one of the most popular rap artists of the last five years.

The law is being challenged on religious grounds by a Jewish synagogue in Palm Beach County.

Taboo words are those reserved for situations where an expression of shock is required. Words describing body parts and bodily functions set the standard for shocking language in english. What the language lacks is a strong grounding in profanity.

President Biden and other Democrats are backing away from earlier promises on criminal justice reform, while Republicans are gaining ground on the issue of crime.

As lawmakers consider bills to protect patients against surprise medical bills, doctors have waged a stealth on-the-ground campaign to win over members of Congress. Here's how they did it.

Governments are blocking the internet, banning social media posts and cutting access to commercial satellite images. But experts say that efforts to censor information have had mixed results.

When schools closed last spring, children with severe mental illnesses were cut off from the services they'd come to rely on. Many have since spiraled into emergency rooms and even police custody.