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in force for the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit which starts on Saturday.

Researchers have found the region that is likely to contain a gene that's responsible for prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men. While they haven't isolated the gene itself, knowing its location will enable researchers to develop a genetic test for the disease, and should lead in short order to identifying the gene itself. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

NPR's Joe Neel reports on San Francisco's efforts to get dramatic new AIDS treatments -- which often require complicated regimens -- to people whose street lives don't lend themselves to routine: the homeless, drug users, and the mentally ill.

on the "State of Black America." Aside from some gains in political representation and black college enrollment, the report characterizes life in urban Black America as comparable to the years during the Great Depression.

a group of businesses near Las Vegas dedicated to the fruit. There's an Ocean Spray processing plant that puts out 600 bottles of juice a minute, a cranberry museum, and a giant talking cranberry. Susan even manages to mention in detail, a certain family recipe featuring the cranberry.

Legendary jazz musician, SONNY ROLLINS. He's been called the greatest living jazz improviser and the greatest virtuoso that jazz has ever produced. Rollins's latest release is "Silver City" (Milestone), a two disk anthology released by Milestone, his recording company, in celebration of their 25 year affiliation with Rollins. Rollins has played with musicians of modern jazz such as Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell. Rollins, together with his wife and manager, Lucille, have included such songs as "Autumn Nocturne," Skylark," "Harlem Boys," "G-Man," and "I'm Old Fashioned." (REBROADCAST from 2

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the United Nations Security Council today broke a deadlock and selected Kofi Annan (KO-fee ah-NAHN) of Ghana to be the next U-N secretary general. Annan will succeed Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who was blocked from a second term by the United States. For the past several days France had objected to Annan, but Paris joined the rest of the Security Council today in backing the Ghanaian, who currently is head of UN peacekeeping operations.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on President Clinton's most recent selections to fill Cabinet posts: William Daley for Secretary of Commerce and Bill Richardson for United Nations Ambassador. President Clinton has also asked Janet Reno to remain as Attorney General.

Weekend Edition's Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr speaks with Frank Gaffney, director for the Center for Security Policy, and Spurgeon Keeney, President of the Arms Control Association, about today's nuclear threat.

Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport talks about the low scoring in the National Basketball Association.