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(Update)NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a lawsuit expected to go to court today against the Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tires. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking more than 100 million dollars in damages against the companies in the on-going dispute over safety problems with the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Santiago, Chile, Augusto Pinochet failed to report for court-ordered psychological tests. It is yet to be determined if the retired general is mentally fit to stand trial for alleged human rights abuses during his dictatorship.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on the Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that has claimed responsibility for dozens of acts of violence against luxury homes, resorts, and slaughterhouses.

Thailand's opposition party - the Thai Rak Thai - won an overwhelming victory in the country's Parliamentary election yesterday. But the results of the election have not been officially recognized due to concerns about voting irregularities and corruption. From Bangkok, Gina Wilkinson reports.

When Janet Reno steps down this month, she will have made history as the longest serving attorney general of the 20th century. Her eight-year tenure has been book-ended by controversial decisions in Waco, Texas, and in the case of Elian Gonzalez. But Reno also leaves a legacy of law enforcement at the local level. Host Lisa Simeone speaks with Jim Oliphant, a reporter with the Legal Times newspaper.

Host Lisa Simeone speaks with NPR Science Correspondent Joe Palca about events this week in the world of science. Two new planets and a monkey named Andy are among the topics.

Confirmation hearings begin Tuesday for John Ashcroft as George W. Bush's nominee for attorney general. Among the questions Ashcroft is expected to face are concerns over an interview he did with Southern Partisan magazine. NPR's Adam Hochberg profiles a magazine with a limited circulation, but a controversial reputation.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on findings by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that suggest American kids are more anxious today than their own parents were growing up.

Is it okay to wear cowboy boots with your tux at the inauguration? At the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, the "Answer Lady" Jane Greig as been fielding questions like this from Texans confused about what life in Washington will be like. In an effort to extend a warm welcome to all newcomers, we ask Greig about ways we can make Texans feel at home when they come to town.

Forty years after two African-American students broke the race barrier at the University of Georgia, black students continue to feel unwelcome on a campus that they believe still hangs onto its racist past. From Athens, Steve Lickteig reports.