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NPR's David Molpus reports on a new study that contradicts some of the prevailing notions about typical 2-earner families. The study shows that while working couples are busy and harried, they are also happier and healthier than many families with a stay-at-home parent.

Linda and Noah administer the test of basic science knowledge drawn-up for the National Science Foundation. It tests rudimentary knowledge of physics, biology, astronomy and chemistry.

Lynne Terry reports that seven monks who were kidnapped by Algerian Muslim extremists in March are believed to have been killed. The Armed Islamic Group claimed it had killed the Trappist monks because France has refused to negotiate a prisoner exchange.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that Russia and Britain are trying to settle a problem over charges of spying. Russia says it is considering kicking out nine British diplomats Russia says ran a spy ring. The British say Russia hasn't told them details of the allegations and threatened to retaliate.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that officials in Macon County in western North Carolina want to build an industrial park on the site of an ancient Cherokee burial ground. The county is one of the poorest in the state and the burial ground is the only site suitable for development. The Cherokees are understandably upset, but don't even have standing to take the matter to court. County officials have already refused an offer from an archeological preservation society to buy the site.

and Senator Dole over the issue of welfare reform. The President says he will sign Senator Dole's new welfare reform proposal, if a provision is removed that would end the Medicaid entitlement. Keeping welfare reform from passing may be in the interest of the Dole Presidential campaign. But a number of Republicans in Congress may want to see it pass, as they run for reelection.

about future battles in the wake of this week's Supreme Court decision rejecting Colorado's Amendment 2 prohibiting pro-gay laws.

Linda talks to NPR's national political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold and White House correspondent Mara Liasson about President Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Senator Bob Dole's disagreements this week on abortion, as well as their treatment of welfare reform as a political issue.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that an Israeli military leader briefs the United Nations on what happened at Qana, Lebanon, the UN base where some 100 civilians were killed during an Israeli attack. Israel is challenging the preliminary conclusions of a UN report that says that Israel deliberately shelled the camp.

Commentator Christine Holmgren says the anit-abortion movement has romanticized the idea of motherhood...and in effect has contributed to the fantasy that teenage girls have about keeping their babies. She says their commercials create an unreal picture of the struggles and sacrifices of a young, single mother. (4:00) 2B CUTAWAY 0:59 Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 2B 0:29 RETURN2 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 2C 14. CRIME STATS -- A report released by the FBI yesterday says the nation's crime rate is down this year. Large cities have had the most significant drop in crime, while rural areas have experienced a slight increase. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that the Justice Department attributes the falling crime rates to improved community policing efforts, but some criminologists say its difficult to pinpoint the reasons for the drop in crime.