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that today the Supreme Court will hear a motion to reverse a decision concerning the separation of church and state. A 1985 ruling barred public school teachers from giving remedial math and reading lessons in religious schools. Since then, schools across the country have used loopholes to work around the decision... and five current Supreme Court justices have cast doubt on the ruling in recent opinions.

, best known for their kitchen appliances and outdoor gas grills. The company seems to be on the road to recovery thanks to "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap, a flamboyant chief executive known for rescuing ailing corporations. Sunbeam plans to cut its workforce in half, from twelve down to six thousand, and drop most of its ancillary product line.

directed at the Army's highest ranking enlisted man, Sergeant Major of the Army Gene McKinney. Sergeant Major Brenda er, who was McKinney's subordinate at the time, accuses him of repeatedly making improper sexual advances. Hoster says she retired from the Army after her superiors refused to take disciplinary action against McKinney.

on the showdown that's expected at the Republican convention in August over the issue of abortion. Several Republican governors already have promised they will fight to keep anti-abortion language out of the party platform. But Patrick Buchanan and his followers have threatened to walk out of the convention or even launch a third party candidacy, if the platform does not include a strong stand against abortion.

the government figures cost of living adjustments, known as COLA's. These adjustments determine the amount of Social Security, veterans and federal pension benefits each recipient will receive. Today, a Congressional advisory commission is expected to recommend re-calculating the formula for COLA's. The change could save the federal government billions of dollars between now and the year 2002.

on whether to raise the minimum wage from four-25 to five dollars and 15 cents an hour. The House approved a similar measure which includes tax breaks for small businesses. But the legislation could die in the Senate because Republican amendments would effectively exclude millions of workers from receiving the higher minimum wage.

she will not accept a Presidential pardon. Mrs. MacDougal refuses to testify before a grand jury investigating the Whitewater affair. She says that Special Counsel Kenneth Starr is trying to coerce her into testifying against Bill and Hillary Clinton and that her husband Jim MacDougal is willing to lie about the Clinton's, if that's what it takes to save himself.

of the House of Representatives, who make up the Freshman Class of the 105th Congress. Generally, they say they'll take a more pragmatic and less confrontational approach than their immediate predecessors. Of the 73 new members elected this year, 41 are Democrats. That's considerably different from 1994, when 73 of the 86 newly elected members were Republicans.

in Georgia, backing Bob Dole for President and local candidates for the House and Senate races. The group's membership is up 25-percent from last year and experts say their efforts could be significant in a close race. A poll by the Atlanta Constitution shows President Clinton leading Dole by 15 points...the biggest gap in any southern state.

, a ballot measure that would allow people to bring securities fraud lawsuits in state court, which currently are banned from federal court. Despite a forty million dollar media blitz, many voters remain undecided about the initiative. Supporters say it would protect older citizens from swindlers. Opponents argue that it would encourage unscrupulous lawyers to file frivolous lawsuits.