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Amateur weatherman Steven Fybish shares some unusual knowledge -- Fybish can recite from memory exactly how much snow has fallen in New York City for each of the last 130 years.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study showing no link between a commonly used childhood vaccine and autism. The 14-year-long study in California kindergartens failed to find an association between a rise in reported autism cases in the state and the MMR vaccine. The research appears in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports a series of violent incidents during Mardi Gras celebrations in Seattle are raising questions about whether Seattle police know how maintain order. One man died during chaotic Fat Tuesday partying while hundreds of police officers stood nearby. But the preceding weekend, the police had been accused of being overly aggressive in handling a revelers who got out of hand.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Dr. Stuart Seides, a cardiologist at the Washington Hospital Center, about stress and heart disease. He says frustration and the body's physiological response to it is the key factor in determining whether a job has deleterious effects on health. A high level of responsibility does not automatically mean that that a job is stressful. Seides says if a person feels in control of his or her job, stress should not impact them severely.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that the Senate has overturned a law that would have required businesses to protect their workers from repetitive stress injuries. Business leaders say this so-called "ergonomics rule" would cost them too much.

Commentator Ev Ehrlich says census data reflect millions more people in the U.S. than population projections suggest. He thinks foreign workers are factoring into the head-count, and that they are exercising a powerful influence on the U.S. economy.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on President Bush's efforts to gain support for his budget plan, before it comes to a vote in Congress on Thursday. Yesterday Mr. Bush met with Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, and spoke to traders on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

NPR's David Welna reports that some Congressmen are trying to work a safety mechanism into President Bush's tax-cut plan. The amendment they're proposing would allow for a series of tax-cuts only if budget surpluses continue.

Scott talks with Coast Guard Commander Norm Schweizer. This Wednesday, Commander Schweizer and his crew rescued two horses stranded by flood waters near Monroe, Louisiana.

The trial of four defendants indicted in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania has been under way for the past month. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR's Melissa Block who's been covering the trial.