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Cuban authorities are cracking down on protesters after a wave of anti-government rallies. The U.S. has spoken out in support of the protest movement, but some lawmakers say Biden needs to do more.

Laura Ziegler (f) reports that today marks the final installment of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. It's creator Bill Waterson has decided to end the strip after more than 10 years, because he wants to be free of deadline pressure when drawing his cartoons.

Oregon Public Radio's Ley Garnett (LEE gar-NET) reports on the worst flooding to hit the western part of the state in 30 years. The Wilamette and Columbia Rivers are expected to crest in Portland at record levels tonight as citizens battle to shore up the riverbanks and save new developments.(6:30) -b- 8. BOSNIA. Noah talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. They discuss the arrest of Bosnian Serb officers and response by Serbs to quit dealing with the Muslim-led Bosnian government and to halt contact with the NATO peace mission, Also, Richard Holbrooke, U-S Assistant Secretary of Sate, is being sent to Sarajevo Sunday to help the sides start talking again.

which has patterned its very different educational approach after a highly successful method used in Reggio Amelia, Italy. The innovative method is being met with great interest by American educators.

NPR's Kathy Schalch reports that the Clinton re-election campaign has raised more money than any of his potential Republican opponents -- $26 million as of the end of 1995. According to a new report, much of the money has come from lawyers and the entertainment industry, two groups that have been very supportive of the Clinton administration and some of its legislative proposals.

Democratic leaders in New York's state legislature say they'll move forward quickly with impeachment proceedings against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who faces allegations of criminal sexual harassment.

to Russia.

There's a book just out called The Here and Now. It's about a chance meeting that turns one man's world upside down. Our reviewer Alan Cheuse thinks author Robert Cohen has done a masterful job with this book, which he finds comic and suspenseful. (Scribners)

on new Pentagon precautions to protect troops from landmines in Bosnia.

Ed Thompson reports on last night's plane crash of a charter jetliner off the Dominican Republic, and the efforts to recover survivors and bodies in the shark infested waters. All 189 passengers and crew are feared dead.