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A correction of one item from a Jan. 18, 2003, profile of American sculptor Elizabeth Catlett, who's made her life in Mexico. We correctly reported that she's returning to the U.S. to receive an award, but we misidentified the award. The International Scupture Society is giving Catlett a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The FBI is looking into a computer virus that struck the Internet overnight, interfering with Web browsing and e-mail delivery. Experts say the virus exploits a bug in the Microsoft system that was identified six months ago, and repaired with a software "patch." NPR News reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell implores the international community to meet its responsibility to disarm Iraq, saying the burden is on Saddam Hussein to avoid war by accounting for "missing" biological and chemical agents. And he says at least a dozen nations would support a U.S.-led attack on Iraq. A report from U.N. arms inspectors is due Monday. NPR News reports.

This past week, composer John Williams joined National Symphony Orchestra conductor Leonard Slatkin at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., to open a multi-concert series "Soundtracks: Music and Film." NPR's Liane Hansen visited with the two musicians.

A coalition of black media outlets seeks to promote HIV-AIDS awareness. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Diane Weathers, editor-in-chief of Essence magazine.

The cold spell that's chilled the Northeast for almost a month has frozen a pond in New York City's Central Park. The ice is so thick, city officials are allowing New Yorkers to skate there for the first time in 10 years. From member station WNYC, Richard Hake reports.

As the economy lags and government grants and private funding begin to dry up, museum directors around the country scale back their efforts to expand and beautify their infrastructure. David D'Arcy reports.

As the possibility of war with Iraq hangs over the nation, President Bush finalizes the State of the Union address he'll deliver on Tuesday. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to James Fallows, a former speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter.

Host Liane Hansen hosts a roundtable discussion with reporters from around the country, including Kate Nelson, columnist and editorial board member of The Albuquerque Tribune; Pat Yack, editor of The Florida Times-Union; and Jim Camden, senior political reporter with the Spokane, Wash., Spokesman-Review.

Montana officials investigate dozens of old cases as part of an investigation into the work of Arnold Melnikoff, former director of the Montana State Crime Lab. Melnikoff's testimony in hundreds of trials is being questioned after a man he helped convict was exonerated by DNA evidence. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is James Morgan from New Brunswick, N.J. Morgan listens to Weekend Edition on member stations WBGO in Newark and WNYC in New York City.

When CBS announced that it was going to remake The Beverly Hillbillies as a reality show, many Appalachian groups complained that they were being trivialized. Member station WMRA's Martha Woodroof reports.