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NPR's David Baron reports that new preliminary data from measurements of the Earth's temperature in 1995 supports theories that global warming is occurring. According to surface temperature measurements, last year was the warmest on record. Experts caution, however, that it remains unclear how much of the increase may be due to natural variation.

NPR's John McChesney reports the online service Compuserve says it plans to reopen access to nearly 200 sexually-oriented discussion groups to all but its German customers by the end of the month. Compuserve closed the forums after prosecutors in Germany said some of the material in the groups violated German obscenity laws.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that British Prime Minister John Major may soon be forced to call a general election, an election that most polls show would spell an end to the conservative party's rule. The conservative's majority in the House of Commons is dwindling rapidly, some conservatives are defecting, and the conservatives are so busy fighting among themselves that running the country is becoming increasingly difficult for Major.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the continued finger pointing in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A national debate in Israel about who and what fostered the climate for such extremism. While some are pointing to the rhetoric of of nationalist rabbis others are looking to elite religious schools called Yeshivas. The lone gunman Yigal Amir attended one of these schools, schools that religious and military studies.

In Illinois, a former military base has been transformed into a unique community of foster families. Each family gets a house rent-free and a yearly salary. Brent Wolf of W-I-L-L in Urbana, Illinois reports that although fifty percent of the children in the community have been abused or neglected, the program is thriving because of the attentiveness of the adults.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports from the White House on President Clinton's first meeting with the new Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Though Clinton favored the election of Netanyahu's more moderate opponent in last May's election, both he and the new Prime Minister sought to patch up their differences and reaffirm traditional US-Israeli solidarity.

In New York's Fourth Congressional District, an interesting race is shaping up for the seat currently held by freshman Republican Dan Frisa (FREE-zuh). Carolyn McCarthy, whose husband was murdered in the 1993 Long Island Railroad shooting, has decided to run against Frisa because of his position on gun control. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has gone to court to force Chrysler to recall 91,000 cars. Federal officials say that rear seat belts in the cars are unsafe, but Chrysler has resisted the recall, saying there's no problem. This is the first time an automaker has resisted federal requests for a voluntary recall.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that President Clinton's proposal today of a fifteen-hundred dollar tax credit for students who attend two years of college. There's an argument among politicans and others over whether a tax cut should be targeted to a narrow group of taxpayers, like this one proposed by Clinton, or be aimed at a more general group of people, affecting a much wider population.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the opening of two days of debate in the Senate on the Chemical Weapons Convention. The vote for ratification...which requires a two thirds majority...looks as though it will be close. It takes place tomorrow. The treaty got some unexpected supported today from former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.