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Today, the National Academy of Sciences issued a report on the state of our juvenile justice system, with recommendations on how to improve outcomes for teens placed in adult jails. NPR's Michelle Trudeau visits some teens housed in three adult prisons in Arizona, and talks with the researchers who have been tracking how the youngest inmates are doing.

NPR's Anne Garrels has a report from Moscow on Anatoly Karachinsky, one of Russia's new millionaires.

Federal agents seized a church building in Indianapolis today, carrying out several people who refused to leave. The Indianapolis Baptist Temple has a long running dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. The I.R.S. says the church has refused to withhold taxes from its employees, and owes millions of dollars in back taxes. Noah talks with Terry Horne, federal court reporter for The Indianapolis Star.

Commentator Katharine Mieszkowski says the Web has made it a whole lot easier to obtain all kinds of formerly private information.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Anne Bancroft. Bancroft and Liv Arnesen have recently become the first women to cross Antarctica on skis. The last leg of their journey measures a relatively small part of the total distance-- though it is equivalent to the distance across France. And because of ice forming off the coast of Antarctica, their boat is leaving on February 22 -- with or without them.

Composer, arranger and trumpeter CHICO O-FARRILL. His music combines American jazz with the rhythms of Cuban/Latin Music. The 79-year old's latest CD is called "Carambola" (Milestone Records).

Ohio Representative James Traficant is the subject of a federal investigation, in connection with free construction work and free cars the Congressman allegedly received from Ohio businessmen with interests before the government. Twenty years ago, when Traficant was a county sheriff, he was charged with taking bribes. He defended himself in court and won. His popularity launched him to Congress. Now, Traficant makes clear he's ready to defend himself again. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

This week in New York City, toy buyers and toy aficionados are descending on the International Toy Fair. Linda talks with Marianne Szymanski, founder and president of Toy Tips magazine, about what's hot and what's not in the toy business. (4:00) Visit Toy Tips for more information.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's efforts to form a national unity government. Though nothing is final, much progress has been made in negotiations between Sharon's Likud Party and the more liberal Labor Party. In a national unity government, outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Barak might be Sharon's Defense Minister and Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres could be Foreign Minister.

This Friday, George W. Bush embarks on his first presidential trip outside the US. He will travel to Mexico to meet the new president of Mexico, Vincente Fox. We talk about Mexico with Journalist Sam Quinones. He has been covering Mexico for 7 years. His new book is called, True Tales from Another Mexico: The Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx. Quinones work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun, LA Weekly, and Ms Magazine.

Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs.

Thousands of workers are striking for better wages, working conditions and benefits. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Joseph McCartin, professor of history at Georgetown, about what this moment means.