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Critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Girlfight. The film is "Rocky" with a feminist twist -- the story of a troubled teen coming of age in a seedy Brooklyn gym. The movie garnered top awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

As part of NPR's Changing Face of America series, correspondent David Molpus has the first of four reports this month on America's changing work environment. This week, Molpus reports on the democratic workplace with a profile of the Austin, Texas based Whole Foods Market. Molpus explores how the company's unorthodox management practices have helped it grow into the country's largest natural food grocery chain.

Host Bob Edwards checks in with Dartmouth Business Professor Andrew Bernard about the predictions he made at the beginning of the Olympic Games. Bernard and his colleagues used each country's socio-ecomonic statistics to calculate the number of medals each team would win. Now it's time to check their accuracy.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the rioting after Israeli political leader Ariel Sharon's visit to the Temple Mount -- known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif -- is proof of Jerusalem's deep significance.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on two developments from Virginia that involve the use of DNA testing to establish guilt or innocence in criminal cases. In one case, a man who once had been within five days of execution was exonerated of a rape and murder that occurred eighteen years ago. In the other case, a federal judge has ruled that prisoners who claim they were wrongfully convicted have a constitutional right to request DNA testing of the physical evidence.

NPR's Ted Clark reports Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is preparing for crisis talks in Paris tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Albright is seeking an agreement to end the bloodshed sweeping the West Bank and Gaza. She is also working for an eventual resumption of the stalled peace talks.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on today's arguments before the Supreme Court on a hospital that joined with police to test pregnant women for crack cocaine use, and have them arrested. The Medical University of South Carolina defended the practice, saying it was aimed at protecting the health of the fetus. The lawyer for women who sued said the tests were unconstitutional searches.

Alysa Gardner reviews the new CD by Kelly Price called Mirror, Mirror. (4:00) Mirror Mirror is on the Def Jam label.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on mounting speculation about a possible deal under which Slobodan Milosevic might agree to step down from power. A United Nations human rights official suggested today that the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague should be prepared to drop war crimes charges against Slobodan Milosevic in return for his departure from office. Serbian opposition leaders say it would help their campaign to unseat Milosevic. But tribunal officials -- and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today rejected the proposal. Russian efforts to negotiate a solution to the Yugoslav crisis continue, but little progress is reported.

Noah talks to NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the latest efforts to halt the bloody violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Secretary of State Albright has been meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Paris today, searching for ways to end the confrontation and revive the stalled peace talks.