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Andrea DeLeon of Maine Public Radio reports on the attack on four nuns over the weekend. Two of the nuns were killed, and two injured by a former mental patient. Some believe he should not have been on the streets.

The House today took up legislation to avoid a third shutdown of the federal government. Temporary funding runs out at midnight tomorrow. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that Republican efforts to include measures to satisfy their conservative members brought warnings from Democrats that this bill could force thousands of federal workers to be furloughed.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on President Clinton's trip to Bosnia where the President spoke to U.S. troops now serving there. Shuster also spoke with troops who say they're glad to be involved in the Bosnia mission.

THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ORDERED EUROPE'S LARGEST TROOP MOVEMENT SINCE WORLD WAR TWO, BUT AN OMNIPRESENT FACTOR OF BOSNIAN WINTERS -- BAD WEATHER -- IS PREVENTING THE FIRST US TROOPS FROM GOING IN TO BOSNIA. NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ REPORTS. 4:00.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jeruslaem on a memorial rally which will e held today in Israel in memory of slain Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Also, nother suspect has been arrested in connection to the killing.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that researchers at Stanford University have proposed a new theory for why we sleep. Although many theories have been put forth in the past to explain the purpose of sleep, none has been proven. The new theory proposes that sleep is necessary to replenish energy supplies for brain cells.

Daniel speaks with Bob Marbourg, traffic reporter for the Washngton D.C. am news station WTOP. Marbourg explains the importance of driving slowly in snowy conditions and he has a few tips for drivers who dare to venture out when the weather's not at it's best.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH REPORTER MALCOLM GLADWELL, WHO HAS WRITTEN AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE INEVITABILITY OF DISASTERS SUCH AS THE CHALLENGER EXPLOSION THAT HAPPENED TEN YEARS AGO TOMORROW. SCOTT THEN CONTINUES WITH THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ANNIVERSARY.

Rolf Ekeus, the head of the U.N. Commission in charge of monitoring Iraq's compensation with orders to disarm itself, has stated that he believes Iraq still has significant stores of chemical and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles. The BBC's Rob Watson reports.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on New York city's experiment with 'workfare' - making welfare recipients work for their benefits. While perhaps a good idea for some, for others it forces them to choose between working at a dead-end minimum wage job or going to school to improve skills and employability.