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Scott reviews the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

The White House today said it is considering a request from California Governor Gray Davis for the federal government to waive some environmental standards so that the state can generate more electricity. NPR's Richard Gonzales has the story.

The first full retrospective in fifteen years of California artist Wayne Thiebaud is opening at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., tomorrow. He's 80 years old. And his funny, terrific paintings of food, Pop Art, and San Francisco cityscapes still enchant today. NPR's Susan Stamberg has the story. (7:30) Visit Wayne Thiebaud for more information.

Scott with some thoughts about gun laws.

Commentator Jonathan Kranz has some ideas about inventions kids -- and their parents -- could really use, instead of the over-priced, poorly thought out toys often found in toy stores.

Linda talks with Jane Nober, Special Council with The Council on Foundations in Washington, D.C., about false organizations set up just to take people's money.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the case of 14-year-old Lionel Tate, who was sentenced to life in prison last month for the murder of a six-year-old playmate. Tate's conviction is the continuation of a trend in Florida, where many juvenile criminals are prosecuted as adults.

NPR's John McChesney examines an online service that's trying to succeed where Napster failed. FullAudio wants to buy the rights from record companies to resell music over the Internet. FullAudio would then give consumers the ability to download the music to their computer, stereo, or even their car radio, and play it until their subscription runs out.

Reporter Curtis Fox takes us on a visit to Harlem, the storied black neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper West side. White people are buying brownstones and moving in, and trendy, white-owned chains like Starbucks are opening up. Long-time residents are divided about whether or not it means the beginning of the end of Harlem's cultural identity as the "Black Mecca".

NPR's Ted Clark reports on Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. The newly elected leader of Israel, Ariel Sharon, has sent a delegation to talk with the Bush administration.