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Laurie Neff reports that the new round of violence between Israel and Palestinians has revived a longstanding controversy over Israel's use of force against demonstrators. Palestinians say two demonstrators were killed by live ammunition fired by Israeli forces; the Israelis say their policy is to fire only rubber bullets when targeting demonstrators.

NPR's Cheryl Devall reports that on the continuing controversy surrounding Florida's electric chair. Last month, the mask used to cover the condemned prisoner's face caught fire briefly during an execution. Some in the state are renewing their calls to stop using the chair - while others are using the event to call for an acceleration of executions.

The BBC's Phil Goodwin reports from Pakistan on a large explosion in eastern Afghanistan. The blast took place in an ammunition dump controlled by the Muslim fundamentalist Taliban militia, which has declared that it was an accident. At least a dozen people were killed and thirty injured, but final casualties counts were probably much higher.

Nearly two years after the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, NPR'S Kathy Lohr reports on how the city is grappling with how to rebuild... and how best to remember what happened there. The committee overseeing the construction of a memorial is trying to decide how to commemmorate the bombing while balancing the concerns of the survivors, the victims' families, and the community at large.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of an Air Force jet over the Arizona desert last week. Air Force officials are baffled as to why the plane, loaded with 4 bombs, broke out of formation during a training flight last Wednesday and apparently headed into Colorado. They are looking into the pilot's background for possible clues.

NPR's John Nielsen reports on a new survey of the nation's problem rivers released this past week. The list includes the Potomac River which has been one of the cleanest rivers in the country since the 1960's. The river is once again polluted in large part due to runoff from poultry processing plants.

The House and Senate held a joint hearing today on so-called late term abortions. There is a new push in Congress to ban this procedure after the Executive Director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, who originally said the procedure was performed rarely, said it is done much more frequently. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

The White House today released documents that illustrate ties between the Clinton administration and big donors, including Democratic supporters and big business leaders who attended White House functions last year. The documents also show the Democratic National Committee's strategy for fundraising aimed at different ethnic groups. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

The House voted today to release funding for international family planning assistance. The vote was a rejection of a campaign by anti-abortion activists. They had advocated denying funds to groups that provide abortion-related services. The Senate is expected to complete congressional approval for the family planning funds. NPR's Brian Naylor has a report.

- The astronauts aboard the space shuttle Discovery will be performing an unscheduled space walk to work on the Hubble Space Telescope. Pat Duggins from member statiobn WMFE reports that seven years in orbit has left wear and tear on the 1.6 billion dollar observatory, including rips in its silvery metal skin.