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NPR's Debbie Elliot reports that conservatives are upset over the courtmartial and discharge of Army medic Michael New for refusing to wear a UN patch or blue cap while on a UN peacekeeping mission in Macedonia. New has become a hero to those opposed to the UN because they fear the United States is ceding national sovereignty to a one-world body.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the Senate debate today on the stopgap spending bill to keep the federal government operating through March 15th

NPR's Vicky Que examines the rationale for barring individuals infected with the AIDS virus from serving in the military. Like other service personnel with diabetes, cancer and other diseases, they are not deployed for combat or overseas duty. But they are healthy, can still perform their tasks and do not necessarily represent a risk to other soldiers.

White House Spokesman Michael McCurry has said Mrs. Clinton's appearance before the grand jury was "about as welcome as a trip to the dentist's office." We check with one member of the maligned profession for reaction.

has completely shutdown air traffic on the eastern seaboard.

lead forecaster for the National Weather Service, about how this storm compares with previous ones.

NPR's Mike Shuster in Sarajevo reports on problems facing Sarajevo as it nears another important mile-post under the Bosnian peace plan. The Serb suburbs of the city are to be handed over to the Bosnian government this coming weekend under the supervision of an international civilian police force. However, the deployement of those police is slow and crime is on the rise.

We remember bluegrass fiddler Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise who died this week at the age of 80.

Lynne Terry reports that in advance his visit to the United States, French President Jacques Chirac called an early end to his government's controversial series of underground nuclear tests in the South Pacific. Saying that the tests guarantee a "viable and modern defense," he announced that the sixth test would be the last.

with television industry officials. In his State of the Union address, the president proposed a conference for the TV industry to explore ways in which it could improve the kinds of programming children are exposed to.