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Stand-up comics can say pretty much anything these days -- no matter how obscene or offensive their material -- thanks in no small part to Lenny Bruce. In the late 1950s and early '60s, the iconoclastic comedian often found himself in trouble with the law for saying whatever was on his mind. NPR's Juan Williams reports on a new book detailing Bruce's legal battles.

Some say the real divide on the Korean peninsula is not between North and South but between young and old. Young South Koreans -- those too young to remember the Korean war -- favor rapprochement with the North. The older generation remains deeply suspicious of the North and favors the United States' get-tough approach. NPR's Eric Weiner reports from South Korea's capital, Seoul.

Recent corporate scandals and the fall in stock values hit the corporate liability insurance market hard. Lawsuits against directors and officers of corporate boards have driven up the cost of so-called D&O liability insurance, prompting some companies to flee the industry. NPR's David Schaper reports.

Hart Seeley of the Syracuse Post Standard has a tongue twister on Saddam and Iraq.

Microsoft's announcement that it will begin paying cash dividends to shareholders receives a lukewarm response from other technology companies, which face increasing pressure to follow Microsoft's lead. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is still trying to collect on a friendly Super Bowl wager he made with California Gov. Gray Davis. But as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, the logistics of shipping a fresh San Diego fish taco and a case of Napa Valley cabernet to Florida haven't been worked out.

NPR Congressional Correspondent David Welna reports on Congress' reaction to President Bush's speech.

He is a pioneer in the field of medical-imaging technology. In a new book, From Conception to Birth: a Life Unfolds, he collects images of the fetus in every stage of its development. The three-dimensional color visualizations are culled from a variety of medical-image techniques and then reconfigured on the computer. Tsiaras is also a photojournalist and an artist. His previous book is The Death Rituals of Rural Greece. He is also president and CEO of Anatomical Travelogue, Inc.

NPR s Guy Raz is in London, where he reports on what folks across the pond are saying about President Bush's address.

The retirees of Sun City, Arizona, are on guard against a crime wave of sorts. The thievery is a thorn in the side of local nurseries, too.