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David Culhane reports from Paris on today's explosion in the subway which killed two people and injured 47. Sources have told Reuters news agency the device which exploded is similar to those used by Algerian Muslims in bombing last year. Prime Minister Juppe has ordered police to re-launch an anti-terrorism security plan that was used after last year's bombings.

The tax status of 501 C3's...also known as non-profit organizations... has come into question lately. Donations to groups enjoying this kind of status -- ranging from churches to educational institutions to charities -- can be written off on tax returns. But these groups have to steer clear of politics. Newt Gingrich's problems are raising questions again about these groups and their tax status. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports.

A federal judge today denied a motion by Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot to stop the presidential debates next week unless he is allowed to participate. Attornies for Perot and Natural Law Party candidate John Hagelin argued that it was unconstitutional for them to be excluded from the debates because they met all of the objective criteria set out by the Commission on Presidential Debates. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

The BBC's Paul Wood reports from Belgrade that the federal Yugoslav court has turned down an appeal by the Opposition to re-instate election results from last month's local elections. Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic had annulled those elections when results showed his ruling party had lost. Opposition parties continue to protest in the streets...and their demonstrations are drawing support from the international community.

President Clinton is traveling today in California, which is rich in electoral college votes. The president is trying to take some of the spotlight away from the impending Republican convention in San Diego. Mr. Clinton is picking up more than a million dollars in campaign contributions at two fundraisers. He's also touting his economic record in a speech to the United Steelworkers of America, and unveiling improved juvenile crime statistics in the town of Salinas. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

The arts have always been a part of American education - though often a small part. Sometimes they were used to encourage creativity...and sometimes, as during the turn-of-the-century wave of immigration, the arts were used to develop manual dexterity to prepare kids for the workforce. Now, for the first time, the arts are part of the national core curriculum through Goals 2000. Phyllis Joffe reports on the history of arts education in this country.

While the main focus of this week's Republican convention is the nominations of Bob Dole and Jack Kemp to head the GOP presidential ticket, several others in San Diego have at least one eye on the year 2000 and their prospects for topping the GOP ticket then. One of the best ways potential candidates can increase their stock in the party is to be a big booster for this year's candidate. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

A newly energized labor movement is flexing its muscle at the Democratic convention. The AFL-CIO, especially, has hundreds of delegates in Chicago this week and plans to be more active in this year's elections than it has in a long time. It has already launched a $35 million campaign to help Democrats regain control of Congress and is buoyed by the recent passage of a new law raising the minimum wage. NPR's Cheryl Devall reports.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on talks to stop the fighting between the Russian army and Chechen rebels. Commanders for both sides have talked on the phone about separating their forces. Earlier in the day, Russian security chief Alexander Lebed returned from a secret overnight trip to meet with the commander of the Chechen forces to work out a military and political solution. It has been 20-months since Russian troops attacked to keep the Chechens from breaking away.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on how Bob Dole's tax-cut plan would affect different types of taxpayers. Middle-class families with children would do very well, as would people with lots of financial assets to sell. Of course, anyone who pays income tax would have their tax bill lowered, but whether they would be better off depends on what government services they use...and whether a program they depend on is cut or eliminated.