Search results for

THE PEACE CORPS TURNED 35 YESTERDAY. WE HEAR A READING FROM A FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER ABOUT HER YEARS OF SERVICE IN COLOMBIA IN THE '60'S. 6:45 (to order a copy of "At Home In The World: The Peace Corps Story --- here's the Peace Corps 800 number 1-800-424-8580, then pr

2:Actor DANNY AIELLO (eye-EL-oh). He starred in "Moonstruck," and "Do the Right Thing" and "Ruby," about Jack Ruby, the man who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. AIELLO's latest film is "City Hall." He talks with Terry about acting. He used to be an official with the New York transit union and quit it when he was 35 to take up acting. (REBROADCAST. Originally aired 3

SUSAN TALKS WITH NEW YORK TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER DITH PRAN ABOUT THE DEATH THIS WEEK OF THE MAN WHO PORTRAYED HIM IN THE 1984 FILM "THE KILLING FIELDS." LIKE DITH PRAN --- HAING NGOR (HANG NOR) WAS A REFUGEE FROM CAMBODIA. HE WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN LOS ANGELES ON SUNDAY.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on President Clinton's use of two insurance policies to pay nearly $900-thousand in legal bills. Presidential aides say even with the umbrella liability policies Mr. Clinton is still going broke. He is defending himself against a suit by Paula Jones alleging sexual harrassment.

WAY - Daniel talks with two men from Northern Ireland, one Protestant the other Catholic, about the effect yesterday's bombing in London by the Irish Republican Army might have on the peace talks. Liam Maskey, a Catholic, is with the community group 'Intercom' which works with at-risk youth in Catholic neighborhoods in Belfast. And, Mark Armstrong is with the "Youth Stadium Club", a group which works with at-risk youth in Protestant areas of the city. Both men were shocked and disappointed by the bombing but remain hopeful that the peace talks will continue and the ceasefire will resume.

Robert speaks with reporter Tina Daunt, who covered the trial of rap music star Snoop Doggy Dogg for the Los Angeles Times. His acquittal on murder charges and mistrial on manslaughter charges have raised questions whether prosecutors can win a conviction against a celebrity defendant.

Ten years ago this week, a bloodless revolt toppled the authoritarian government of Ferdinand Marcos. Jon Miller offers a retrospective on the fall of the dictator, and reports on the continuing challenge of making democracy work in the Philippines.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports on how dramatically the

One of the first acts of the 104th Congress was to require members to comply with the federal workplace laws from which Congress has traditionally exempted itself. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that a new report says that means more than 40 percent of Congressional staffers should be getting overtime.

NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports that a recent shooting in Dallas has provided ammuntion for those opposed to the state's new law allowing citizens to carry a concealed weapon. A minor traffic accident became a tragedy when one motorist shot the other with a gun he was licensed to carry during the ensuing argument.