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The General Accounting Office released a study today that public school buildings and facilities throughout the country are in disrepair. The problems include plumbing, heating and crumbling foundations. NPR's Cheryl Devall reports that local school districts are calling for more federal and state funding to help solve these problems.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that yesterday's bombing reveals undercurrents of anti-Americanism in Saudi Arabia and resentment toward the government there. Though the opposition is fuelled by militant Islam to some degree, analysts say that Saudi Arabia remains stable, though the opposition will have to be managed carefully if the country is to remain stable.

and how things look halfway through the season.

President Clinton announced his support today for a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims. A spokesman says Mr. Clinton is not endorsing any specific proposal, but the general idea of such an amendment. The probable Republican presidential nominee, Bob Dole, already has come out in favor of a victims' rights amendment. The version Dole is supporting would make sure crime victims are notified of court proceedings, given the chance to be heard on plea bargains and sentencing, and informed if the offender escapes or is released from jail. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

Rolf Ekeus, the head of the U.N. Commission in charge of monitoring Iraq's compensation with orders to disarm itself, has stated that he believes Iraq still has significant stores of chemical and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles. The BBC's Rob Watson reports.

Edmund Roy reports that the largest party in the Indian parliament has resigned, unable to form a coalition. The United Front -- a coalition of lower caste and left-leaning parties -- is now trying to form a government to run the world's largest democracy.

s decision-making style, and how he's likely to apply it to some major decisions between now and the Republican convention in August.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that the stock market sustained serious losses today, with its key barometer off as much as one hundred thirty-three points at one point. Technology stocks were particularly hard-hit, following computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it would discontinue making disk-drive components. This news, combined with Motorola's announcement of lower-than-expected earnings and a lower bond market, sparked a sell-off that triggered the Stock Exchange's "uptick rule" that restricts computer-driven sell programs to stabilize the market.

Recently-elected Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott is finding out quickly about the frustrations of gridlock. The Defense appropriations bill is being held hostage to a dispute over nuclear waste disposal, and a range of other bills are being held up as well. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

on the damage that flooding has done to parts of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Some residents say overdevelopment has contributed to the problem.