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NPR's Debbie Elliot reports on a civil suit filed on behalf of Macedonia Baptist Church in South Carolina, which claims that the Ku Klux Klan was behind the burning of the church last June. There has been an unusual rash of fires that have destroyed a number of black churches across the South in recent months.

Melissa Jaco reports on the growing number of dog thefts in Missouri. Research labs and breeders sometimes purchase stolen pets, often unknowingly. Law enforcement officials in several Missouri counties are collaborating to stop the thieves, but so far no one has been arrested.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on the increasing threat to San Francisco Bay from invading species. Arriving as stowaways aboard ships, exotic species of clams, crabs, plants and microorganisms are taking over, pushing out native species and changing the ecology of the bay.

Sanctions have been threatened by both the US and China in the atest trade dispute over pirated CDs and other copyright infringements. NPR's ed Clark reports on what to look for during the one-month cooling off period efore the sanctions take effect.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the Directors of the C-I-A and the F-B-I today told Congress that Organized Crime in Russia is a serious problem. They said it is so serious that it could undermine democrcacy in Russia. And, it is a threat to the security of the United States.

Following the crash last week of a Valujet DC-9 in the Florida Everglades, the Federal Aviation Administration says the airline is still safe to fly. But NPR's Phillip Davis reports that some airline experts think the F-A-A's is going too far in its defense of Valujet.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that a group of activists is challenging an application to patent the breast cancer gene. The group charges that no company should be permitted to get a patent for a human gene. The group is also concerned about genetic discrimination against women who carry the gene.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on the end of President Clinton's summit in the Russian capital. Clinton held four hours of talks with Russian President Boris Yeltsin today. Then Clinton met with a group of leaders from the political opposition, including Yeltsin's chief political rival, Communist Party leader Gennadi Zyuganov.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on the Russian government reiteration of opposition toward NATO expansion. President Boris Yeltsin met with security advisors today. He told them to find a way to convince the West that Russia does not want NATO to expand into Central Europe.

New evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that there are massive black holes lurking in the hearts of many galaxies. The data also confirm what many astrophysicists have long theorized -- that black holes almost certainly do exist. NPR's Richard Harris reports.