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SCOTT SIMON SHARES SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TRAGIC DEATH OF DELETHA WORD, WHO WAS BEATEN IN PUBLIC AND PLUNGED TO HER DEATH OFF THE BELLE ISLAND BRIDGE IN DETROIT LAST WEEKEND.

Host Liane Hansen speaks with poet Christopher Merrill about his new ook, "The Old Bridge: The Third Balkan War and the Age of the Refugee." Milkweed Editions, 1995) Merrill gives a poet's perspective on the conflict and ts by-product: thousands of refugees.

Daniel talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz who is in Bosnia covering the NATO troop deployment. An American soldier was wounded today after stepping on a land mine...not too far from where soldiers are constructing a pontoon bridge into Bosnia.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on rising tensions between Jews and Arabs in the West Bank town of Hebron. U.S. envoy Dennis Ross is expected to arrive in the region today to present new proposals for bridging the gaps.

NPR'S TOVIA SMITH REPORTS ON THE ABORTION ISSUE WHICH CAME TO A HEAD THIS YEAR FOLLOWING INCIDENTS OF SHOOTINGS AT ABORTION CLINICS, AND HOW TWO SIDES ARE TRYING TO BRIDGE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN THE WAKE OF THE VIOLENCE.

Actor J.P. Manoux has gotten what could be his big break on network television. He'll appear on an upcoming episode of Nash Bridges, or at least a part of him will.

Linda talked with New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman about how Bob Dole can bridge a perceived gender gap with women voters, and how Jack Kemp will be a shot in the arm for his campaign.

President Clinton today proposed a blueprint for the next major capital investment in America's highways, bridges and mass transit: a six-year, $175 billion program that increases highway spending by 30 percent. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

Doctors tell surgical patients to get out of bed as soon as possible, but people with brain injuries are encouraged to rest. Now it looks like activity can benefit brain injured patients, too.

Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.