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Monday was the first day of the Supreme Court's new term. It was the first time in more than a year that almost all the justices were at the court.

Two scientists who helped explain how we sense temperature and touch have received the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Their research could lead to new pain treatments.

Some Kentucky hospitals have been over capacity with COVID patients for nearly two months and are getting help from the National Guard. The governor expects them to stay full for another month.

A man "wearing full ninja garb" staged the attack in the middle of the night at a small airport in California, officials say.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the death of Pol Pot does not close the book on the Khmer Rouge's crimes against humanity. U.S. officials still seek to bring to justice many of Pol Pot's lieutenants who were eager and willing participants in the brutal genocide that their movement orchestrated.

Linda talks with Nate Thayer, the southeast Asia correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Reivew, about the death of Pol Pot, who was once the leader of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Thayer interviewed Pol Pot in October and saw his body today in the jungles of north Cambodia. Thayer says even though Pol Pot has not been in power for two decades, many other Khmer Rouge leaders now still hold power in Cambodia.

Tape and copy about Cambodia's "killing fields." American journalist David Hawke visited Cambodia shortly after the Khmer Rouge were driven from power. He describes what he discovered in an interview seen on PBS' "Vietnam: A Television History."

A new study released today reports growing violence on television. The 3-year National Television Violence Study was conducted by researchers from four universities. They found two thirds of the network prime time and cable programs monitored in June 1997 contained physical violence. In comparison, half the programs monitored in October 1994 were considered violent. The study also concluded that the current TV rating system is an inadequate way to inform parents about television violence. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports.

Linda talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten who is in Santiago, Chile, where President Clinton arrived this morning in advance of this weekend's Summit of the Americas. On his first day in Chile, the president is meeting with government officials and business leaders before attending a state dinner in his honor.

Robert and Linda read a sample of this week's letters.