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NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the criminal justice system in America. A new report claims the system often emphasizes punishment over rehabilitation, especially in cases of juvenile offenders.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the case of 14-year-old Lionel Tate, who was sentenced to life in prison last month for the murder of a six-year-old playmate. Tate's conviction is the continuation of a trend in Florida, where many juvenile criminals are prosecuted as adults.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that merchants have closed their shops in India today in fear of right-wing Hindu protests against stores that sell Valentine's Day cards. Many conservatives in India consider Valentine's Day indecent. (

Sports commentator Frank Deford talks about the increasing spectacle of national signing day, the day when blue-chip high school football and basketball players choose their college affiliation.

Howie Movshovitz of Colorado Public Radio takes a look at the first film by Korean director Im Kwon Taek to be released in America. Chunhyang is based on one of the oldest Korean legends, and is portrayed in pansori, an ancient type of Korean storytelling. (

The topic is circumcision. Author David Gollaher. He is president and CEO of the public policy group, California Healthcare Institute and is the author of Circumcision: A History of the Worlds Most Controversial Surgery.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new study that claims eating a lot of fruits and vegetables may NOT reduce the chance of developing breast cancer.

Noah talks with singer K. T. Oslin about her new single, Live Close By, Visit Often. The single will be released on Feb. 19. It's on her forthcoming album by the same name. (7:00) Live Close By, Visit Often, by K. T. Oslin is on BNA Records from Nashville.

Rachael Myrow, of member station KPCC in Los Angeles, reports that another of President Clinton's last-minute actions is drawing criticism. The president commuted the sentence of a convicted drug dealer, and now mayoral candidates, a cardinal, and a former U.S. Representative — who all pushed for the commutation — are backing away from their support.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr calls for an end to the "cult of personality" surrounding Alan Greenspan.