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The magnitude 8.1 quake hit off Mexico's southern coast, toppling houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings more than 600 miles away in Mexico City to sway violently.

Most people think of Superman as a native of Krypton, or perhaps the rural Kansas village of Smallville. Not so fast, say Clevelanders. The creators of the Man of Steel grew up in the city that steel built, and this year, Cleveland is pulling out all the stops for the superhero's 75th birthday.

The eye of Hurricane Dennis came ashore just east of Pensacola, Fla., Sunday afternoon. Once a Category 4 storm, Dennis packed winds of 120 miles per hour when it hit. Sandra Averhart of WUWF in Pensacola reports.

surprising strength just a few days from the Primary. Buchanan finished a close second in Iowa this week, an indication of his appeal with the voters. The Republican heirarchy, however, is uncomfortable with his positions.

Phillip Davis reports on the political battle surrounding rising hurricane insurance rates in Florida. Florida insurers have used a scientific model they commissioned to argue that global warming means that Hurricane strength will continue to increase in the coming years, thus the need for rate increases. State meteorologists are not convinced. But efforts to get money appropriated for an independent state study have been killed by the insurance lobby.

The strategically important nation has been ruled by one man for the past 30 years, but President Suharto, is now 75, and recent rumors of his ill health are affecting the country's financial strength.

difficulty in generating enthusiasm about his proposed tax cut. The strength of the economy and concern about the effect Dole's plan would have on the budget deficit seem to be taking the appeal from what usually is an attractive election year issue.

The stock market rally that began just before the election still has some strength. The Dow Jones Industrials were up again today...the eighth day in a row the blue-chip index has set new record. Market analysts cite many factors, including the lack of any threat of inflation. NPR's Jim Zarroli has the details.

Commentator Beth Lapides has been more in tune with her emotional state than the with hard facts of dates and names and places. Faced with questions from a New Yorker magazine fact-checker, she tries to recall information to help proofread a story. But alas, that is not her strength. But she is glad she's more heart than brain.

Noah talks with NPR's Martha Raddatz about the latest developments with regard to Iraq. The White House has reported that Iraqi troops have not withdrawn from their positions in northern Iraq...an area which has been designated as a safe haven by the United Nations for the Kurdish peoples who live there. They'll discuss what's happening, and the timeline for an American response to this latest show of strength by Saddam Hussein.