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- NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that investigators of the downed TWA Flight 800 are comparing the forensic evidence from that crash to the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and the crash of a French plane over the Sahara Desert, both of which were downed by terrorist bombs.

- Storyteller Carmen Deedee recounts a conversation in which she tried to explain to her Catholic how she came to adopt the religion she currently practices.

Ursula Hegi commentary. Hegi teaches creative writing, writes fiction, and... critical to both pursuits... she is a voracious reader. Hegi, whose works include "Stones from the River" and "Salt Dancers," seeks out a certain kind of reading, and tells her students to do the same. It is essential, she says, to find a book whose pages suck the reader in, causing him or her to forget the real world altogether.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports from Nairobi that a key Somali militia leader, Mohamed Farah Aideed (FAIR-uh eye-DEED), has died. Aideed died as a result of gunshot wounds he received last week. Aideed was the subject of a massive manhunt led by the American military in 1993, because the United Nations labeled him the main obstacle to peace. But after his militia killed 18 U-S Rangers in a 1993 street battle, the United States pulled out of Somalia. It is unclear whether Aideed's death will create an opportunity for the country's warring factions to finally negotiate a political solution to a five-year conflict which has left the country in a state of anarchy.

NPR's Mark Schramm profiles Norwegian Olympic speed skater Johann Koss. Mr. Koss a multiple gold medalist in the 1994 Olympics has become a model philanthropist.

Scott speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson who has been accompanying President Clinton at the G-7 economic summit in Lyon, France. President Clinton has ordered a major review of the bombing in Saudi Arabia and an evaluation of the security measures needed to avert another such attack against U.S. forces.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports on the largest federal urban renewal project now underway: a plan to raze Chicago's notorious Cabrini Green and replace it with mixed income housing.

Robert talks with Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman, authors of, Growing Up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream. The authors say the Dick and Jane readers represent an ideal of mid-century American life. Dick and Jane books, illustrated with dreamy watercolors, taught American children how to read from the 1930s through the 1960s. (5:15) (Stations: "Growing Up With Dick and Jane" is published by ScottFor

Linda talks with NPR Capitol Hill correspondents Brian Naylor and Peter Kenyon about the Republican-led 104th Congress, which is coming to a close. Republicans say they've made great progress on their agenda over the past two years, having enacted two thirds of their Contract with America. Democrats say they stopped the GOP leadership from cutting Medicare, education and environmental protections.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that there was renewed fighting between Palestinians and Israelis today after Israeli troops stormed the Muslims' holy Temple Mount during Friday prayers, in an incident that left three Palestinians dead and dozens of others wounded. Despite this outbreak of violence, there were signs that both the Palestinians and the Israelis were seeking to avoid the sort of bloody confrontations that had raged for the last two days. Both sides seemed to be trying to step back from the brink of outright war, and to get back to peaceful negotiations about their differences.