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Kentucky State Police have released the name of a Fulton police officer who fatally shot a man earlier this week.According to a news release, Fulton…

The National Transportation Safety Board's says pilot error was to blame in a plane crash that killed four people in western Kentucky.The NTSB released…

The Oregonian reports the Iraqi Kurd bought a ticket through a website. His numbers won $6.4 million. Officials are keeping his identity secret for his security.

In the wake of the downtown Nashville bombing, investigators say there is not an ongoing threat in Middle Tennessee. But a box truck driver in Rutherford…

The Christian Coalition today announced a million dollar fund-raising drive to help rebuild Southern black churches that have been targets of arson. So far 36 churches have been damaged or destroyed by suspicious fires in the past 18 months, including two last night in Mississippi. The Coalition's announcement came today at a meeting with black ministers. Some blacks have charged that the Coalition is not sincere in their efforts and are politically grandstanding on the issue. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports.

The welfare bill that's expected to pass the Senate today will undo sixty years of U.S. policy for aiding the country's poorest citizens. It eliminates the entitlement of destitute people to benefits, awarding benefits only for five years and requiring recipients to work after two years. It will hand over to states the responsibility of providing for the poor, using the criteria each state sees fit. The bill also adds restrictions to Medicaid, food stamps, and a variety of social programs. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

President Clinton went to North Carolina today to address the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His appearance before the civil rights group came after his Republican opponent, Bob Dole, was criticized for turning down an offer to appear before the group earlier in the week. Dole said he had a scheduling conflict, but some of his opponents took the opportunity to say that Republicans had written off the black vote in their effort to cater to the more conservative wing of the party. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports.

- American taxpayer dollars are funding arms to the Turkish government and human rights groups says those weapons are being used against Kurdish civilians in the Southeastern part of Turkey where many of the nation's kurdish population live. The Turkish government says it is using the weapons to protect civilians from the Kurdish separatist group the PKK, which the U.S. and other governments consider a terrorist organization. Daniel Zwerdling travelled to the southeastern part of Turkey recently and has this report.

President Clinton offered to sign a repeal of the gas tax today, along with a bill to raise the minimum wage, if the Republicans would offer them separately, instead of combining them into one "poison pill" bill. The President also criticized the Republicans for gridlock on Capitol Hill, and asked for a three-month period break from politicking. Senate Majority Leader and presumptive Repulbican presidential nominee Bob Dole responded immediately that Democrats in Congress are creating the gridlock. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

Northern California is bracing for another winter storm that could bring more precipitation to an area still recovering from the effects of heavy rains and severe flooding. In the Central Valley, officials are worried the rain could cause swollen rivers to break through levees already weakened by the earlier storms. The Red Cross is re-opening shelters and stocking up on food, blankets, and medicine in case more people are forced from their homes by high water. Ancel (AHN-sel) Martinez of member station KQED in San Francisco reports.