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and his book, >"Monster." Dunne and wife Joan Didion do a lot of screenplay writing. The book is one project that turned into an 8 year nightmare. It started when the duo wrote a screenplay about the life of TV newswoman Jessica Savich...when it was all ove r, the Disney studios had the remarkably dissimilar Up Close and Personal in the can.

for an investigation of a public high school that allegedly misused state funds. The money is typically used to hire more teachers or to buy more textbooks. Officials at Roberto Clemente High School used the funds to send students on field trips to Puerto Rico and Mexico...and to bring in speakers and artists connected to Puerto Rican nationalist groups.

with new DNC campaign reform initiatives, some political groups in minority communities are furious. The Committee resolved not to accept any financial contributions from green card holders and other non-citizens. Asian-American groups have spoken out against the provision, some labeling it racist.

more accurately and safely. Every year geologists die while climbing volcanoes to study the movements of the mountains and the gasses they put out. Field work may never be fully eliminated, but remote sensing devices could take some of the danger out of the research...work that is similar to its depiction in the film "Dante's Peak," but not "Volcano."

proposed system of tax breaks and tax credits aimed at reducing college tuition. Critics say the plan would not help the neediest students from the poorest families. They say the six-billion dollars earmarked for the President's plan would be better spent if it went directly towards Pell Grants, and other need-based programs.

how and when language develops. The extraordinary case of a British child, who had half his brain removed at age eight because of a rare disease, and then began speaking like someone less than half his age, seems to suggest the window for learning language is open years longer than previously believed.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet today with members of the United Nations Security Council, to argue against the Israeli government decision to build thousands of new homes in Arab East Jerusalem. The U.N.'s role in the dispute is expected to be minimal, but they'll discuss Israel's actions today.

Former Corporation for Public Broadcasting chairman Kenneth Tomlinson violated his office's code of ethics as he sought to bring political change to the organization, according to the agency's internal investigation.

By ComptonRichmond, KY – Continued declines in mussel populations in Kentucky and nearly a dozen other states have prompted the U-S Fish and Wildlife…

By Rose Krzton-PressonMurray, KY – The Indiana Bat Conservation Fund acquired two tracts of forested land in Marshall County to preserve habitat for the…