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Claudio Sanchez reports on an FBI report that reviews 18 school shootings by students and discusses characteristics of those students. The agency recommends that schools study the warning signs discovered in those cases. But it also warns against using those items as a profile or checklist by which to evaluate their students. Among other points, the FBI suggests that teachers be aware of students who are obsessed with violence, have access to guns at home, and reflect violence in their writing and artwork.

The SEC investigates William Webster's selection to head an accounting oversight board after reports suggest SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt failed to disclose problems in Webster's resume to other SEC commissioners. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

Reporter David Welna reports that last week 255 legislators from Mexico's ruling PRI party wrote a letter to President Ernesto Zedillo, criticizing Mexico's free market policy. The letter also urged the government to reassert control over the economy, promote lower interest rates and stablize the exchange rate. Although the legislators are now toning down their criticim somewhat, the attack on Zedillo and his policies has serious ramifications for the party.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports on an effort by eight officials of the FBI and the CIA to overcome the two agencies' longstanding inability to work closely together on espionage issues. The Justice Department reported this week that lack of communication between the two agencies was in part responsible for delaying capture of U.S. spy Aldrich Ames. The group of eight has found that despite very different cultures, the FBI and CIA can greatly benefit by sharing information.

- Daniel speaks with New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who's covered the Middle East for more than 20 years. She's written a new book, called "God Has 99 Names: Reporting from a Militant Middle East" (Simon and Shuster). Judith and Danny talk about some of the Arab leaders attending the Cairo summit: Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and Hafez el-Assad of Syria.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that a long-tern study of nuns suggests that a person's linguistic abilities when they are young may predict their risk for Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the University of Kentucky analyzed the linguistic abilities of a group of nuns when they were in their 20s. An average of 58 years later, the researchers tested the nuns' cognitive abilities. In this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers report that the nuns with the lowest scores on the linguistic analysis had the lowest scores on their cognitive functions five decades later.

ISRAEL - NPR'S Linda Gradstein reports that Israel is in no rush to stop its bombardment of Southern Lebanon, since it seems to be having an effect on Hezbollah's ability to fire katyushas into Israel. The diplomatic initiative seems to be on hold, as the US and Israel await a Syrian response to the US proposal. 2. A LEBANESE CAMP - NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from a UN-controlled refugee camp in Tyre, Lebanon. Whatever may be happening on diplomatic circles, refugees on the ground see no end to the disruption of their lives.

The National Academy of Sciences today released a report calling for increased efforts to develop new types of birth control methods. The report says there's been a virtual standstill in developing new contraceptives, even though they are urgently needed. For example, a birth control method that also reduces the risk for sexually transmitted diseases could help stem the spread of AIDS. NPR's Joe Neel explores the status of efforts to develop so-called microbicides. [my-KROH-bih-sides]

President Clinton had a news conference with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Milwaukee today, but reporters mainly wanted to ask about domestic issues. Specifically, they took Mr. Clinton through a list of issues on which Republicans say he has switched sides to win votes. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the president's vehement denials that he has flip-flopped on welfare, the gas tax, gay marriages and Cuba policy.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem with the latest on the Israeli-Palestinian confrontation. (3:30) [2] Simon/Israel: Scott Simon talks with Heim Shibi (HIME SHEE-BEE), Washington correspondent for the Israeli newspaper Yediot Arhonot (YE-di-ot Ar-NO) about international reaction to fighting in the West Bank and Gaza. [3] Gjelten: NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on alleged misdeeds of Haitian authorities who are being supported by the United States.