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NPR's Michael Skoler reports on Africa's Independent Church movement which is attracting millions of converts throughout the continent with a unique and authentically African form of Christianity which does not reject the spirit world of most traditional African cultures.

NPR's Mandelit Del Barco reports on the growing nfluence of associations formed by Salvadoran immigrants in Los Angeles. The ity is home to an estimated 500-thousand immigrants who have formed these roups in an effort to help rebuild El Salvador's war-torn economy.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London on new legislation introduced in the British Parliament which would ban most hand guns in Britain. The legislation has the support of both major parties and much of the public. Unlike in the United States, there seems to be little support for hand gun ownership.

- From Cairo, reporter Laurie Neff says a huge, government-sponsored mass wedding for 600 young couples reflects the latest effort by the government of Egyptian President Hosno Mubarak to lend a hand to ordinary Egyptians and to undercut the appeal of radical Muslim fundamentalist groups.

Two new studies of the "three strikes and you're out laws" found that the laws are not used very often, except in California. As NPR's Edward Lifson reports the studies suggest that the laws were an oversimplified approach to crime fighting.

Nifedipine is a commonly used drug for treating patients with extremely high blood pressure....but according to an article in tomorrow's Journal of the American Medical Association, it's not clear the drug should be used at all. According to the article, nifedipine's affect is unpredictable, and can be harmful to some patients. NPR's Joe Neel reports.

Reporter Jon Kalish looks at the concept of sin in Judaism. uring the High Holy Days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, which begins onight at sundown, Jews are supposed to repent their sins and to apologize to hose they might have offended during the previous year.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on a speech today in which Republican presidential candidate Robert Dole outlined his strategy to fight the drug war in the United States. Dole suggests enlisting the military in the fight -- a proposal that raises question about civil liberties.

People receiving the minimum wage got a 50-cent-an-hour raise today...up to $4.75 an hour. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on how the increase is affecting workers and managers in one fast food restaurant in Pensacola, Florida.

Voters in Virgina will have to pay special attention when they enter the voting booth in November to cast ballots for the U.S. Senate. Long time incumbant Republican John Warner is being challenged by Democrat Mark Warner. A report on the battling Warners by Adam Hockberg.