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Commentator Desiree Cooper has the story of Nathaniel Abraham. When he was 11 year old, he shot dead an 18-year-old. Abraham was tried as an adult but sentenced as a juvenile. At a recent hearing, Abraham apologized the family of his victim.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from the German city of Nuremberg on the famous Christmas market where the tradition of Yule-tide gift giving is said to have begun. To keep Christmas in Nuremberg traditional, the city enforces a strict set of regulations -- governing everything that is sold, from the kinds of wooden toys to the length of roast sausages.

He was the founder of The Temptations, whose smooth five-part harmonies and synchronized dance steps made them one of the hottest of Motown's super groups. Their hits included My Girl, Just My Imagination and Papa Was a Rolling Stone. He is the only surviving member of the original group. The Temptations have just released a new CD called Ear-Resistible. (9

Filmmaker Ethan Coen makes movies with his brother Joel Coen. Their films include, Blood Simple,Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Playboy, and Vanity Fair. His first book is called, Gates of Eden (Rob Weisbach Books) which is a collection of stories. The Coen Brothers have a new film called O Brother Where Art Thou. (10

Film Critic Henry Sheehan reviews the new movie Castaway, starring Tom Hanks.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations underway in Washington. There have been conflicting reports about progress in the US-mediated talks. All sides are hoping to broker a peace settlement before President Clinton leaves office next month.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that French authorities have jailed a son of the late president Francois Mitterrand on suspicion of illegal arms sales to Angola. Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, once his father's adviser for African affairs, is being investigated for influence peddling, complicity in arms trafficking and money laundering. The jailing of Jean-Christophe Mitterrand has raised questions about France's long and complicated history of ties with Africa.

Serbs go to the polls today in parliamentary elections expected to sweep Slobodan Milosevic's Socialist Party out of government. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Simon/Letters -- Scott reads letters from listeners.

NPR's Brian Mann reports on a new and unusual Christmas treat for prison inmates at New York's Adirondack Correctional Facility.