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NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the Christian mens' movement and its first conference for men of the cloth. About 40,000 ministers from all over the world filled a sports stadium in Atlanta recently to sing, pray and listen to other preachers call for a national revival for Jesus.

It's long been thought that humans are the only animals that have the ability to do mathematics. But now, researchers from Harvard University say they have shown that rhesus monkeys can perform basic addition and subtraction. Michelle Trudeau reports their research challenges one of the basic asssumptions about what makes us human.

Tom Picchiano (pitch-YAH-no) of member station WSKG in Binghamton, New York, reports on flood damage to the village of Walton, New York. Walton was one of many small towns throughout the mid-Atlantic states hit hard by a rush of water caused by rapidly melting snow and heavy rains.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on the execution by firing squad of John Albert Taylor in Utah, scheduled for just after midnight tonight. Utah is the only state that gives condemned prisoners the choice of a gunshot death. The execution is drawing attention to a lingering belief in Utah, called blood atonement.

Steve Inskeep of member station W-B-G-O in Newwark, New Jersey reports on what New York officials do with thousands of tons of snow that are removed from city streets. Getting rid of the plowed white stuff presents a real challange.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the constroversy over whether women who undergo abortions increase their risk for breast cancer. Studies examining this questions have produced mixed results. A new study out today found there appears to be a slight risk, but the question remains unresolved.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the all-male status of the Virginia Military Institute. The Clinton Administration wants state-supported VMI to open its doors to women. But an attorney for Virginia and the school say the school should be allowed to remain all-male. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports that the high court's ruling could set a precedent for women's rights.

The budget bill that Congress and the President re now negotiating includes subtle details. But various groups are taking a een interest in those details -- including a Medicare provision that would make t easier for doctors and hospitals to form their own HMOs. NPR's Joanne ilberner reports.

NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports that peanut subsidies are under attack by reformers in Congress who say the program costs consumers too much. Defenders of the program say price supports protect the family farm. Opponents say the program is being abused by people who benefit but don't actually grow anything.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London on a new twist in the negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister John Major now says he'll call for elections for a new Northern Ireland elected body unless paramilitaries start surrendering their weapons.