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Chris Hosken of member station WFAE in Charlotte, North Carolina, reports on the continuing investigation of seven drowning deaths in Union, South Carolina last Saturday night. A family of five plus two friends died in the same lake where Susan Smith drowned her two children. The family was visiting the memorial to Smith's two sons.

Robert talks with Selwyn Raab, a reporter for the New York Times, about organized crime involvement in the New Jersey health care industry. Twelve men were arrested yesterday who are alleged to be involved with the Genovese crime family gang that defrauded medical programs. The crime ring is believed to have siphoned money from group health-care programs that serve a million patients.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from New York on what's next for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Yesterday, India formally blocked it. Today, diplomats are trying to figure out how to present the accord to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. They are hoping to hold a signing ceremony next month even though there is no consensus on the treaty.

A Wisconsin diver is harvesting thousands of century-old logs out of Lake Superior. The lake bottom's low oxygen content and cold temperatures have preserved the logs for about one hundred years, making them valuable timber --- even today. Mike Simonson from Wisconsin Public Radio in Superior reports that a large-scale log lifting operation has just begun.

Researchers are experimenting with an oxygen-rich liquid to see if it can improve the survival chances of babies born very prematurely. The approach, known as "liquid ventilation," is designed to help premature infants get enough oxygen before their lungs are fully developed. Preliminary results indicate the approach is promising. Neil Tickner of member station WHYY in Philadelphia reports.

- NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that in Oregon, a concern has developed over the issue of internet and privacy. Recently, an Oregon man purchased driving records from the Department of Motor Vehicles and put the information up on the internet and included with it each person's name, phone number and address. Now, states and the federal government want to regulate what 'public' information can appear on the internet in an effort to protect people's privacy.

David Culhane reports from Paris on today's French tribute to the victims of a terrorist bombing attack one year ago. An explosion in a city train station killed eight people and wounded nearly one-hundred others. It was blamed on Algerian Islamic extremists and marked the beginning of a series of terrorist attacks. Today, the great bell at Notre Dame Cathedral rang in memory as people left flowers near the site of the explosion.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that more than a week after losing an important court case, the tobacco industry is still feeling the pressure of mounting legal problems. Industry watchers say the industry could take a real and lasting hit if it loses a case currently underway in Indiana. Despite all the troubles, some investors are looking at major tobacco stocks as a good buy.

The new welfare bill, signed by President Clinton last month, requires states to terminate financial assistance to welfare recipients after five years. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that one of the biggest obstacles to implementing the new bill is the lack of a computer network that would allow states to readily share information about recipients and their work and welfare payment histories.

Federal Reserve policymakers are leaning toward an interest rate hike at their next meeting, and the increase may be bigger than what the markets have been expecting. Tuesday's Wall Street Journal said the Fed would boost short term rates by half a point if they don't see signs of slower growth in the next three weeks. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.