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Robert Siegel speaks with astronaut Jeff Hoffman. After five trips into space on the shuttle, his last coming on the voyage which lost a tethered satellite, Mr. Hoffman reviews the exceptional opportunity he's had to participate in the begining of human outreach beyond the planet.

In this story, Dr.Richard Weinberg remembers fondly his days as an intern in the 1970's and specifically the head nurse who taught Weinberg what he calls the deepest and best traditions of medicine.

Mitsubishi for allegedly allowing widespread sexual harassment of female workers.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, independence among some former republics has been hard. Some, like Belarus on the western flank of Russia, want closer ties with Moscow. Others, like the five new states in Central Asia, want to keep their distance. They are struggling to find a new relationship with Russia. NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Turkmenistan.

Commentator Don Eberly says our civil society has languished...the institutions that make up this part of the socoety, family, churches, civic organizations are suffering from lack of membership. He says a big reason is because the government has filled many of the voids...but with the federal government moving to limit its role, we need to build back our civil society.

in Miami is coping with congressional cuts in support funds.

migrant workers that they will lose their jobs when China takes control of the British colony in 1997. They fear they will be replaced by Chinese from the mainland.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that the International War Crimes Tribunal today issued its first indictments for war crimes allegedly committed against Bosnian Serbs. Three Bosnian Muslims were indicted...the first to be charged by prosecutors...along with a Croat.

moved higher was investors took fright at employment figures and the prospect of increased inflation.

in Monrovia, Liberia about the continued violent situation there.