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- 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.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists hav efound new evidence wxplaining why fireflies glow. Researchers have long known that fireflies flash as part of a mating ritual. In the new study, researchers found out specifically what it is about the glow that females find attractive-- females tend to mate with male fireflies that flash the fastest.

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.

and crash that killed 230 people. Searchers got a big break yesterday when they located a 30-by-60 foot section of the plane's fuselage... they also recovered six more bodies. The investigation has been hampered by bad weather, and mechanical and logistical problems.

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.

A commentary from retired Lt. General Thomas McInerney who argues in favor of passage of the Chemical weapons Convention...a treaty that will make chemical weapons illegal. He says the U.S. military supports this treaty because there is scant military advantage to keeping chemical weapons and defending against them is an impediment to fighting forces.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the fallout from two incidents yesterday in which seven Israelis were killed. The first was a Hezbollah guerilla attack on Israeli soldiers in what Israel calls its 'security zone' in Southern Lebanon; the second incident occured in Israel itself, where two civilians were killed in an attack blamed on Palestinian gunmen. The violence brought outgoing Prime Minister Shimon Peres (shee-MOHN PEAR-ez) and his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu (n'tahn-YAH-hoo) together for talks. Netanyahu narrowly defeated Peres in last month's election, in part by promising Israelis greater security. But some analsyts say there's little that can be done to stop such attacks completely.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the request for the FBI files may have been an innocent mistake, but it was also an inexcusable one, since we should have learned from our country's not-too-distant past.

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.

about the transportation and information snafus at the Olympics.

NPR'S Vicky O'hara reports on an Amnesty International report released today that is highly critical of Israel. The report says Israel broke international law when it shelled a U-N compound last spring in Southern Lebanon. The London-based human rights group says the shelling was deliberate. More than one-hundred refugees were killed.

Today is Pioneer Day, when Mormons celebrate the day their ancestors first came to Utah almost 150 years ago. But Utah was seen as a haven for other religious groups as well. At the turn of the century, a small gorup of Jews from the East created Clarion, a community in the desert dedicated to a return to the land by Jews. Despite help from Mormon farmers, these pioneers failed. Reporter Maria Titze (teet-suh) of member station KUER revisits Clarion and some of the people who remember it. (9:00) (IN S

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr, reflecting on the "Filegate" scandal and investigation, longs for the days when the government was made up of career officials, not partisan political appointees.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the debate within the U.S. government over whether Chinese-supplied missiles in Pakistan have become operational. If they ARE operational, the U.S. would be required to impose sanctions against China and Pakistan, which could have serious repercussions.

on the dispute between Britain and other E.U. countries over the ban on British beef. The accord comes a day before the annual E.U. summit in Italy.

about what the FBI files, and what's in them.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports on a recent survey in Boston that suggests that domestic violence is as prevalent among gay and lesbian couples as it is in the straight community. The problem is getting more attention and services are being established for victims as advocates lobby the police and the courts to become more sensitive to the problem.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a ruling by the California Supreme Court that significantly affects the state's "three-strikes" law. The law required judges to sentence felons to 25 years to life after their third conviction. The state supreme court has ruled that judges should have discretion to hand down a lighter sentence.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the upcoming Arab summit of heads of state in Cairo. This will be the first such summit in six years. They're getting together to forge a common policy toward Israel's new government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. The alliances in the Arab world seem to be falling into two camps...hardliners, headed by Syrian President Hafez Assad, and moderates, headed by Jordan's King Hussein.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that while investigators of the TWA crash are slowed by the lack of physical evidence, FBI agents are proceeding with other areas of inquiry. In case a bomb is named as the cause, they're putting together lists of terrorist groups who could be involved, as well as lists of potential suspects. And they're looking into other potential connections, such as whether July 17--the date of the crash--could have been a meaningful anniversary date for some group.

The first residents of Celebration, Florida are moving in. The town is a development run by the Disney corporation near their theme parks. Designed to encourage community spirit and interaction between neighbors, shopping streets are within walking distance of each home and the houses have large front porches. The cost of houses range from about $200,000 to a million dollars.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali...who has announced he wants to serve another term...is going to face a major hurdle in the race: The United States. The Clinton Administration plans to block his re-election using the U.S. veto at the U.N.

In reaction to a declining domestic marketplace, Avon, the world's largest cosmetic company, and other U.S. businesses have targeted a more global audience. The strategy has definitely worked for Avon, last year they made four-and-a-half billion dollars in profit from sales in 125 countries. One town on the Amazon has no doctor or dentist, but the 3,000 residents are served by six Avon representatives.

At a briefing this afternoon in Long Island, National Transportation Safety Board vice chairman Robert Francis talked about what is now known about the data and voice recorders from TWA flight 800 that were retrieved from the ocean last night. We hear a portion of that briefing.

is taking up a series of confrontational positions on sensitive issues.