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Trevor Mallard cuddled the baby boy and even gave him a bottle during a debate on fuel prices. The 6-week-old is the child of another lawmaker.

President Biden regained center stage following weeks of turmoil after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

State attorneys general have been meeting in Washington today to discuss how to prevent church arson. President Clinton marked the occasion by designating 6 million dollars for 12 southern states, to help local police increase patrols at churches. NPR's John Nielsen reports. (2:30 11. X-33 DESIGN -- Robert talks with John Pike, the director of Space Policy Programs at the Federation of American Scientists, about NASA's X-33 project to design a new spaceship. Vice President Gore announced the winning design today, chosen from entries by three American aerospace companies.

"Mr Horror": writer STEPHEN KING. He ushered in a whole new era of horror fiction with his first novel in 1974, "Carrie." In the ensuing twenty years he has penned novels, short stories, screenplays, comic books, and TV movies. He currently has five books on the New York Times paperback bestseller list: His novel "Rose Madder" (Signet). And four installments of his six-part serial "The Green Mile". (Signet). (REBROADCAST from 5/6/94) (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

2: Segment of a reading by playwright/actor SAM SHEPARD. (NO REBROADCASTS ARE ALLOWED OF THIS READING). It took place at the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center in New York on October 6, 1994. SHEPARD has a new novel, "Cruising Paradise" (Knopf, published in May). SHEPARD has written more than 45 plays and appeared in sixteen films. In 1979 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his play "Buried Child."

A review of the years best films with critic JOHN POWERS. He'll talk with Terry about which are his favorites and why. They are: 1) Chung King Express 2) Trainspotting 3) Single Girl 4) Secrets & Lies 5) Portrait of a Lady 6) Mother 7) The English Patient 8) La Ceremony 9) Breaking The Waves 10) Big Night.

Laurie Neff reports from Jerusalem on Israel's decision today to go head with the construction of a large housing project in disputed east Jerusalem. That decision was made despite U.S. misgivings and a Palestinain warning of violence. The Har Homa project will place 6,500 homes for Jews in an area claimed by Palestinians as their future capital. Paelstinians see the move as Israel's attempt to solidify its claim over all of Jerusalem before final status talks on the future of the city can be held. Israel says it simply needs more housing for all the people who want to live in Jerusalem, and has pledged to build 3,000 units of arab housing near Har Homa as well.

Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS) says he will step down as Senate Republican leader following a furor over remarks that seemed to endorse America's segregated past. Lott faced a Jan. 6 vote on his status as incoming majority leader and a challenge for the post from Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN). Hear from NPR's Alex Chadwick and NPR's David Welna.

Hackett has been riding the coaster for 25 years. The pandemic slowed his progress, but he recently hit 6,000 rides. Hackett isn't stopping to celebrate. His next goal is 10,000 rides.

Jacob Chandler successfully arranged letters "A" through "Z" in 2 minutes and 8.6 seconds. Chandler says he was inspired to take on the challenge to show his son that anything is possible.