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Haystack Toys has a new business plan and a big part of their strategy is to work with small independent inventors to come up with new ideas and products. Chris Arnold reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the growing international criticism of Israel's use of force in the current conflict in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports from New York where President Clinton continues to attend fundraiser after fundraiser. Among the achievements the president can count towards his legacy is the record amount of money he has raised for his party.

Vice presidential debates have had little visible effect on the immediate presidential campaigns of which they've been part. But they have made a difference to the future political careers of their participants -- who have often gone on to run for president themselves. NPR's Madeleine Brand reports.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the conclusion of the House ethics case involving Transportation Committee chairman Bud Shuster. The ethics committee found that Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican who wields great power in the House, committed "serious official misconduct" for his relationship with a former staffer-turned-lobbyist and his accepting of improper gifts. The committee's "letter of disapproval" was the most lenient form of punishment, and it ends any further congressional investigation into the matter. For his part, Shuster -- in a speech on the House floor -- called the findings "overkill."

In this latest installment in our series on architecture in American society, NPR's Lynn Neary spends time with architect Tony Lawlor, who works with clients to create space for spirituality in their homes.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the latest demonstrations against Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic. Opposition supporters stormed the parliament, and took over the state-controlled television headquarters. Police first launched teargas grenades into the crowd of protestors, then some officers were later seen joining the demonstrations.

Commentator Marion Roach talks about going to the post office just before Christmas to pick up a package...of her mother's ashes.

Noah reads letters from listeners.

Astronomers have discovered more than a dozen objects not much bigger than Jupiter, lurking all by themselves in a nearby star cluster. The objects aren't quite planets, but they're too small and dim to be stars. The discovery has sparked debate about just what they are -- and what to call them. NPR's Richard Harris reports.