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NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that increasing energy demands by the expanding economies in Northeast Asia pose a threat to regional peace and stability. Several countries in the region already have come to blows over conflicting claims to offshore areas believed to be possible sources of oil or gas.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that in Washington today a coalition of liberals and conservatives announced a renewed attack on what they termed "corporate welfare." The group, led by House Republican John Kasich of Ohio, will target a variety of programs in the federal budget, from subsidized energy research to financial aid for foreign investment.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that the structure of the cable-tv business is changing as cable systems around the country begin to run out of additional capacity. New channels are having to buy their way on to cable systems, while some of the bigger cable systems are busy buying up the more popular channels.

The Army announced today the suspension of its highest- ranking enlisted man. Sergeant Major of the Army Gene McKinney had been accused of sexual harrassment by a female soldier who ws formerly on his staff. The Army said McKinney will be suspended until those allegations are resolved. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

NPR's Cheryl Devall reports on the case of a Florida doctor who has a court's permission to help a patient with AIDS die. The patient says right now he wants to live, but he made the request in order to have the option of taking a prescribed, fatal dose of drugs.

The House of Representatives approved amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act which means some good changes for consumers, large cities, and rural communities. The law seems to have something for everyone. But the biggest beneficiaries might be Congressional Republicans looking to shed their anti-environmental image. NPR's David Baron reports.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists have for the first time measured the motion of the Earth's core. And to their surprise, they found that the core is spinning faster than the Earth itself. The finding could help explain why the Earth's magnetic field shifts suddenly from time to time.

NPR's Debbie Elliot reports that most Atlantans are getting excited about the world coming to visit their city. Most residents want to put on their best face for the world and are suffering from host anxiety. A few people, however, just want the event to be over with and think the whole think has been over hyped.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that while the Dole economic plan claims to relies on the supply-side approach to generate higher revenues for the government, it relies far more on spending and regulatory changes to accomplish -- on paper, at least -- its goal of stepping up the nation's economic growth.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, has signed a statement saying he's giving up his political power. He has stepped down as President of the Serb Republic, given up his office of president within the SDS political party, and promised to withdraw from political activities and not participate in elections this fall.