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Danny speaks with Michael Dobbs of the Washington Post about confirmation that thousands of Bosnian Muslim men were massacred by Serbs last July when the Serb army overran the so-called safe haven of Srebrenica.

The citizens of Quebec vote tomorrow on whether to secede from Canada. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports from Montreal on the last weekend of the campaign that could split Canada apart.

Derrick Ward of member station WAMU reports on WAshington D.C.'s preparation for the Million Man March. Public transporation schedules, police staffing, and businesses are all gearing up for a large infulx of visitors.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists think they may have discovered a planet, outside our solar system, orbiting around a star, much as the earth orbits around our sun. It would be the first-ever discovery of its kind.

Storyteller Carmen Didi shares another tale of her mother's finesse - this time with the English language.

Daniel talks to Timothy O'Brien, staff writer at the Wall Street Journal about a recent article covering a computer break-in at Citicorp, one of the largest banks in the country. A 28 year old computer hacker in St. Petersburg, Russia, allegedly broke into Citicorps and transfered over 12 million dollars from corporate accounts all over the world to his own account, $400,000 of which he was able to withdraw in cash before getting caught by Citicorps and the FBI.

Among the speakers at today's UN meeting was Cuba's Fidel Castro. It was Castro's first appearance at the UN since 1979, and NPR's Tom Gjelten has been following him around. Tom talks with Daniel about Castro's day.

Host Danny Zwerdling talks with Tom McMillen, co-chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. McMillen says that government has created an elite sports structure in America. He says the result is too much money for superstar athletes and not enough money for the average kid. Studies indicate that obesity is a major problem for children and teenagers in America - and it's getting worse.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Sarajevo that while the fighting has stopped in Bosnia, there's been some trouble in implementing other aspects of a 2-week old ceasefire agreement, those concerning the flow of civilian traffic on the roads.

Daniel talks with NPR's Pentagon Correspondent Martha Raddatz and Richard Haas, chief Middle East advisor to the White House under former President Bush about the shooting death today of Israeli Prime Minister Rabin. A right-wing group called "IN" has claimed responsibility for the shooting.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that even though the House and Senate have now passed balanced budget bills, there's a long way to go before the legislative process is wrapped up. President Clinton says he'll veto the republican plan unless it's changed, so a period of negotiation and compromise looms ahead.

Dr. Juan Dumois is a pediatric infectious disease specialist who says the unpredictability of complications like multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, in children is a concern.

NPR's Richard Harris reports the Congress may weaken The Clean Water Act. The House this week approved a measure that would allow the dumping of more industrial wastes and reduce the amount of land designated as federally protected wetlands.

This week the Texas Legislature passed a law making it LEGAL to carry a concealed weapon. Daniel talks with Democratic Texas state legislator Ron Wilson who authored the bill. And officer Mike Robbins, a Chicago city policeman who opposes laws that legalize the carrying of concealed weapons and who has worked against the passage of similar legislation in Illinois.

With everyone from Kenny G to US3 claiming the label "jazz," Dean Olsher tries to figure out what exactly jazz is.

Jacki talks to John Grafton of Alexandria, Louisiana who is overseeing the town's effort to reconvert the England Air Force base, which was shut down in 1992. He says that it is important for a community to have a unified vision of the economic future of their reigon and to act quickly to find new tennants for the vacated bases.

Daniel talks with Joe Jiskolski, senior special agent at the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Jiskolski was working with the FBI on a nationwide investigation into insurance fraud. Jiskolski, who is based in Indiana, says in his state they discovered a corruption scandal that included doctors, lawyers and police who were would fake accidents and than place false claims with the insurance companies.

Mike O'Conner reports from Sarajevo that Bosnian government troops are trying to consolidate their gains in a military offensive unleashed over the past few days.

Producer Dan Collison prepared this profile of a woman named Barbara, who is an illegal Polish immigrant living in Chicago. She's been there for three years and still finds herself caught -- legally, financially and emotionally --- between two worlds, and facing an uncertain future.

With the future of so many government programs in doubt, foreign aid is one of the programs least likely to have a strong defense. Daniel talks to Brian Atwood, Administrator of US A.I.D. and Robert Buchanan from Oxfam, U.S.A. about how usefully foreign aid is utilized.

Reporter Chris Arnold has this story about the California air force base that's slated to be shut down as part of the nation's military downsizing. Upwards of 13 thousand people could lose their jobs if the base is closed.

President Clinton today lashed out at Republican lawmakers who derailed the nomination of doctor Henry Foster for Surgeon General earlier this week. The President said the GOP was being taken over by extreme right-wing groups who would stop at nothing to outlaw abortion. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports.

Michael talks to British Memeber of Parliament George Walden, a member of the Conservative party, about Tuesday's vote for party leader. Walden says that the issue of Britian's integration into Europe is a red herring in the current political situation and that most of his constituents are more concerned about the economy and taxes.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa visits sidewalk vendors of tropical drinks in New York City. Summer refreshers like sugar cane juice and fresh coconut milk over ice are popular with kids and adults, Latinos and Anglos.

Michael talks with Skip Brandon, former Assistant Deputy Director of the F-B-I. The person called the "Unabomber" this week said the bombings would stop if certain newspapers would publish his "anarchists manifesto." The FBI is still trying to catch the Unabomber and Brandon describes some of the things the FBI is doing to figure out how to catch the Unabomber who has been on the loose since appearing in 1978.