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Since the Oklahoma City bombing, the American public has become more informed about right-wing miltia groups. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that over the past year many militia members have shifted their efforts towards challenging local government's right to enact laws.

NPR's Martha Raddatz visits two schools in and around Sarajevo -- one which serves predominantly Muslim students, and the other primarily Serb students -- to examine what children in this war-torn region are learning about the war and how they feel about the planned restoration of Bosnia's multiethnic society.

An art museum in Connecticut is training youngsters to lead museum tours. Several museums train high school students, but the Aldrich Museum is training grade-schoolers. The theory is: who better to explain art to kids than their peers? There's a twist at the Aldrich - it's a contemporary art museum, so the kids have to try to explain stuff that most adults don't understand. Phyllis Joffe reports.

Noah talks to Fatemah Ziai (FAH-tee-mah zee-AH-ee), counsel for Human Rights Watch Middle East, about the detention of Iyad al-Sarraj (EE-yad al saw-RAWJ) (rhymes with garage) by the Palestinian Authority. A psychiatrist and human rights activist, al-Sarraj has been critical of the Palestinian Authority's governance of the West Bank and Gaza. Human Rights Watch and two other U.S.-based human rights groups have criticized his detention.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Isreali Prime Minister Shimon Peres is ready to talk about a ceasefire in Lebanon. But there is pressure from the public to continue the popular operation, and with an election just five weeks away, there's pressure for him to look tough.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on one of the last remnants of the Cold War: tensions on the Korean peninsula. Many South Koreans are chafing at the presence of 37,000 American troops, but the unpredictability of North Korea presages that US forces will be there for years to come.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on Russia's Ministry of Atomic Energy...MinAtom... [min-AT-um] and its director Victor Mikhailov. This agency has responsibility for all the stockpiles of highly enriched uranium and plutonium in Russia. Mikhailov has made life very difficult for US officials who have been trying to help Russia safeguard the material. MinAtom will not admit the extent of the problem it has with security, and according to some officials has stood in the way of most attempts to improve the safeguards.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports on the move to give asylum to female refugees who fear that they will be subject to sexual violence or female circumcision if they are forced to return home. The US has adopted guidelines allowing such asylums, but critics say they are not rigorously enforced.

Commentator Marianne Jennings says this is the season when CEO salaries are made public, and while some say they are getting rewarded for a job well done, if you are a shareholder or a laid off employee, you may not agree.

For years, ranchers and environmentalists have locked horns over who gets to use the land and how. But many on each side are getting tired of all the fighting and now, as Sandy Tolan reports, they're starting to work and even manage the land togther.

Marius Benson reports that Deputy President F.W. De Klerk and his National Party announced today that they will pull out of South Africa's government of national unity at the end of June. The move comes the day after parliament ratified the first post-apartheid constitution. After the next election in 1999, the constitution says the government will be based on majority rule, and De Klerk said the National Party wants to get an early start on establishing itself as a credible alternative to Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.

from Hurricane Opal six months ago. The area attracts about 7 million tourists a year. Most of the panhandle's vacation spots are open again for the new season, but some businesses are still struggling to get back on their feet.

The Subway Vigilante was back in court today, eleven years after he made headlines for gunning down 4 black teens on a New York subway. Bernhardt Goetz (Gets) was in court for a pretrial hearing for 50-million dollar civil suit filed by one of who was shot. Robert Siegel speaks with National Law Journal reporter Andy Blum about why this case continues more than a decade later.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports on US reaction to the tensions between North and South Korea, as soldiers from the North violated the buffer zone between the two countries. US officials are confident that the maneuvers will not lead to an invasion of the South.

The Fantastiks celebrated its 36th anniversary yesterday, making it the world's longest running musical. Critic Bob Mondello examines why some broadways shows run long...while others have a short life on the stage.

The future of Jerusalem and Jewish settlement on the West Bank was one of the most difficult issues faced today in Taba Egypt at the peace talks between Israel and Palestine. The talks entered their final phase today, as NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Noah talks with David Lamb, author of "Over the Hills," about his trip across the country on his bike. He began the ride in Virginia and ended it on the Santa Monica pier in California. Lamb describes his junk food diet and pack a day smoking that sustained him for the journey. "Over the Hills: A Midlife Escape Across America by Bicycle," is published by Times Books: NY, 1996.

NPR's Michael Skoler reports on today's presidential election in Uganda, the first fair election there in over thirty years. President Yoweri Museveni (yo-WHERE-ee moo-SEH-vuh-nee) is expected to win easily--while he has permitted candidates to challenge him, he has forbidden political parties from participating. Museveni--who has ruled Uganda since seizing power ten years ago--says his "no-party" system is a good democratic model for Africa, because it prevents ethnic and religious strife. The president's opponents say it's a thinly-veiled way to keep himself in power.

- An American nun, sister Dianna Ortiz has been holding a vigil out in front of the White House hoping to pressure US officials to release classified documents about alleged torture in Guatemala. Ortiz says she was tortured in Guatemala in 1989 and that a North American was involved. Now, the US government has released thousands of previusly secret documents on Guatemala. Tom Gjelten reports.

to regain the fans' trust, minor league teams are having no such trouble. He says the Lansing "Lugnuts" are set to become one of the most successful minor league franchises around.

warned both political parties to avoid seeking to impeach federal judges for unpopular rulings or making political issues of judicial decisions.

Noah talks to Daniel Yergin, President of the Cambridge Energy Research associates, about why people in America are so quick to suspect a conspiracy when oil prices are skyrocketing the way they have been lately. Yergin says proposals to roll back the 4.3 cent gas tax, cries of foul play, and President Clinton's plan to sell oil reserves don't focus on the source of the increase. Yergin is a Pulitzer-Prize winning author for his book, "The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power."

NPR's Steve Inskeep has been following developments in a race for the congressional seat in Pennsylvania's 15th district, between incumbent Democrat Paul McHale and Republican challenger Bob Kilbanks. The contest is considered a toss-up and the kind of seat both parties say they need to win in order to control the House of Representatives. As in other congressional races, money has a major role. The piece focuses on where both candidates have gotten their money, and how that is affecting the race. (12:30). CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 7. TRIMPIN. German-born, Seattle-based sound sculpturist. He creates assemblages of found and second-hand objects that make interesting musical sounds. Trimpin has earned international acclaim despite the fact that none of his work is in any museum collections anywhere...as soon as an exhibition is over, he dismantles the work and recycles the parts into new works. His works only exist in the memories of those who've seen and heard them. And Trimpin's works are inspired by memories of his childhood. He's created sound for Merce Cunningham's latest work, which is being performed tonight and tomorrow in Seattle. As tedious as all of this sounds, the SOUNDS THEMSELVES are a lot of fun. Deirdre Kennedy reports.

NPR's John Ydstie reports the economy showed signs of renewed strength in the first three months of the year. The Commerce Department says the nation's gross domestic product grew 2.8% in the first quarter, a faster rate of growth than most analysts expected. Healthy levels of cnsumer spending and business investment.

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater has decided to reduce and offers his own special 3-part diet. Keyword: Ratatouille.