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to mourn the American servicemen killed in the terrorist attack. At least five of the victims were from Eglin Air Force Base near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The President will attend memorial services there on Sunday.

that some two thousand United Nations troops will be withdrawn from Haiti and how that would affect law enforcement efforts in that country. The fledgling local police force remains ill prepared to assume full responsibility, and the U.S. would be unlikely to allow that to happen.

a Delaware Republican who has proposed a change in the U.S. quarter. The coin has featured a profile of George Washington since 1932 but Castle wants Congress to approve his plan to produce a series of quarters commemorating each of the 50 states.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports that it took 30 year's to make softball an Olympic sport, but yesterday, TEAM USA won the first ever game played in the Olympics, defeating Puerto Rico 10-0. Despite what the team feels is underexposure, TEAM USA has won fans wherever they've played, and the town of Columbus, where they've been training, has really taken them to their heart.

- Daniel talks with NPR's Mike Shuster about Radovan Karadzic's resignation as President of the Bosnian Serbs. Western diplomats say it only fulfills part of their demands because he refuses to relinquish his title as leader of the party. In other news, Mostar held peaceful elections today. Peacekeepers hope Mostar's example will set the tone for national elections coming up in the fall.

- NPR's Anne Garrels reports that Russian President Boris Yeltsin is trying to appeal to voters by using the theme of returning to Russia's religious past. His opponent, Gennady Zyuganov is trying the same thing, but many Russian clergy are wary of Zyuganov's intentions.

- Daniel talks with John White, a professor of political science at Catholic University in Washington D.C....and Ruy Teixiera (ROO-e tuh-SHARE-uh) of the Economic Policy Institute, also in Washington. Today is the 25th anniversary of the 26th Amendment to the Consitution. It's the one that gave 18 year olds the right to vote. Both men say that the percentage of 18-20 year olds who acutally vote has dropped since the Amendment was approved in 1971.

The Supreme Court today let stand a lower court ruling that blocks affirmative action programs at three state-run southern colleges. The lower court had labelled the programs as unlawful reverse discrimination. The ruling applies directly to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, but could influence courts in other states as they consider challenges to affirmative action programs in higher education. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Commentator David Crystal says English is unique for having several words with similar meanings. This is because modern English has assimilated Old English, French and Latin. An example of this phenomenon - rise, mount and ascend.

Chris Hosken of member station WFAE reports from Charlotte, North Carolina on the arrest today of a 13-year-old girl in connection with the arson of a church building there last week. The arrest comes after a string of church fires throughout the South, but authorities say they have no evidence of a conspiracy linking all the fires.