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NPR's Mara Liasson reports...a Clinton judicial nominee withdrew his name from consideration today. Florida attorney..Charles Stack..a dmeocratic fundraiser has been criticized by Bob Dole as an example of a bad judicial nomination.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the role of typewriters in th eUNABOMBER probe has highlighted how law enforcement officials study typewriters in their investigations. Forensics experts can identify the unique signature of an individual typewriter. But the advent of computers and printers has undermined this ability.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports that researchers have isolated the gene that causes Werner's syndrome, an unusual disorder that causes young adults to age prematurely. In addition to helping researchers understand more about that disease, the finding may provide clues to the natural aging process.

Lynne Terry reports that seven monks who were kidnapped by Algerian Muslim extremists in March are believed to have been killed. The Armed Islamic Group claimed it had killed the Trappist monks because France has refused to negotiate a prisoner exchange.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on fallout in Washington following yesterday's conviction of former Clinton business partners James and Susan McDougal and Arkansas governor Jim Guy Tucker. The White House is trying to make the best of the situation...but the verdicts give new momentum to the Whitewater investigation.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on some of the impacts Valujet's grounding may have on other low-cost carriers and major airlines, as well as consumers. There is concern that recent events may erode confidence in discount airlines and ultimately increase fares.

- NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists have discovered that fire ants communicate by using sound. Robert Hickling at the University of Mississipi has been recording fire ants in several conditions and has distinguished many sounds that the fire ants make with their bodies.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports that Boris Yeltsin and the rebel leader in Chechnya have agreed to a ceasefire beginning Saturday in the 17 month-old war. It was not clear whether the Russian military would observe the ceasefire, and the thorniest issue -- the question of Chechen independence -- was put on the back burner.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports on the variety of opinions being expressed about Disney's impact on ABC's news and entertainment programming. Disney's take-over of Cap Cities/ABC is one of a number of huge media mergers raising concerns about the demise of network independence.

Ailene Leblanc of member station WHQR reports that at least 14 Marines died early this morning when their helicopters collided during military maneuvers at Camp Lejuene. The cause of the collision is under investigation. The Marines were part of US-British war games simulating a crisis in the Persian Gulf.