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NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Israeli troops destroyed the family home of a suicide bomber responsible for 18 deaths last week. Israel's foreign minister put additional pressure on Palestinian Authority President Yasser Araft, saying if Arafat doesn't crack down on Muslim extremists, Israel will do it for him.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION LETTERS FROM THEIR FAVORITE COLLEGES. WE TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER AN ADMISSION ESSAY THAT CAUGHT MANY PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that two U.S. Marines face court martial for refusing to give samples of their DNA. The military is collecting DNA samples from all the services to help identify the remains of casualties. But the marines are concerned that the information might be used for other things, and their privacy may be violated.

Bob Mondello reviews the Coen brothers' new comedy thriller, Fargo. It's a picture set in the Midwest, and the humor comes from accents that are as flat as the landscape.

of yesterday morning's bombing... the fourth in nine days.

NPR's Phillip Davis looks at the struggle over a valuable part of the broadcast spectrum. The TV industry wants the part that could be used for new digital television broadcasts to be assigned to them free-of-charge. The government is considering making companies buy the right to use that slice of the public airwaves.

a three-week recess; but, since it is an election year, not much is expected to be accomplished between now and October when members of Congress return home to campaign.

These women average a $250,00 in salaries each year. They were asked how they made it and what difficulties they face.

One more step into turning the telephone line into a multi-media communications channel. AT&T announced yesterday that it will soon be offering its 90 million customers five hours of free access to the Internet every month for one year. It's estimated that more than 15 million of the company's subscribers already own computers and modems.

Linda talks with Max Castro, a senior researcher at the University of Miami North-South Center. Mr. Castro, a cuban exile himself, disagrees with the core of the Cuban community in Miami who support tough sanctions of Cuba. He says no sanctions have ever worked against other countries and Fidel Castro will not be overthrown by the implementation of policies such as the U-S is now proposing.