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Several of Mexico's most-acclaimed musicians are living in Texas and playing in Tex-Mex burrito joints and at rodeos. But they don't seem to mind...because they're making a LOT more money doing that than they would have if they'd stayed in Mexico. NPR's John Burnett reports.

Commentator Frederica Matthewes-Green talks about the tangible evidence that miracles do happen, and that in Christianity, these things are often not pretty; sometimes they're downright tacky, in fact.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports from the United Nations on the signing today of a treaty banning nuclear testing. The United States was the first to sign the treaty and following the signing, President Clinton delivered his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly. He called for all countries to get toughter on terrorists and drug traffickers.

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty signed today at the United Nations bans nuclear tests in the atmosphere and underground, and it sets up a monitoring system to spot violations. There are flaws, however. A provision in the treaty requires legislative ratification in 44 potential nuclear states. India has refused to sign until all countries with nuclear weapons devise a timetable for destroying all their weapons. NPR's Ted Clark reports that despite those flaws, the treaty is a political consensus that will apply pressure for all countries to comply.

There's a new cd by the Hilliard Ensemble, singing a compostition by Estonian-born composer Arvo Part. The music is based on a series of 24 prayers...one for each hour of the day...written by St. John Chrysostom. Music critic Tom Manoff says there is magic buried deep in the music. (3:30) (S

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater attempts to donate books to his local public library, but his philanthropy is defeated by an officious librarian.

Congress has a compromise immigration reform measure that drops one provision that Democrats opposed, but retains others that could block the bill. The amendment allowing states to deny public schooling to illegal immigrants is gone, but other sections that ease penalties on employers of illegal aliens and deny illegals access to public services are still drawing Democrats' complaints. Linda talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about the status of the reform effort.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from the Philippines on the gruesome scandal centering on the sexual exploitation of children in that nation, and the awakening concern about it by the Philippine government and the Catholic Church.

Republican lawmakers have given up their effort to allow states to bar the children of illegal immigrants from public schools. President Clinton had threatened to veto the overall immigration reform bill if it came to him with the ban included. The provision was supported by Bob Dole and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that negotiators from the House and Senate agreed to drop the amendment in order to save the rest of the immigration bill.

Robert Jonas remembers his friend Henri Nouwen, theologian and writer, who died over the weekend. Nouwen was a Roman Catholic priest and the pastor of L'Arche Daybreak Community -- a residential community for people with developmental disabilities, in Toronto. Nouwen wrote on topics of spirituality and ecumenism.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the humanitarian crisis in eastern Zaire, which is growing more catastrophic by the day. As the U-S and other nations debate how to mount an emergecy relief operation, reports say more and more wandering refugees are dying every day. More than a million Rwandan refugees--and an unknown number of Zairean citizens -- have been forced to flee fighting between the Zairean army and Rwandan-backed Zairean rebels.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the lack of excitement in Sunday night's debate may have dissapointed some, but he applauds the return to civility--which may even bring the presidential campaign closer to discussing concrete issues.

David Baron reports on the three U.S. scientists who won the Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of a form of helium that has shed unexpected light on the first moments of the universe...and a form of helium called Helium-3 has properties called superfludity at extremely low temperatures. the two Texans and the British chemist who won the prize in chemistry for discovery of a carbon molecule that sparked a new field of study.

Commentator Michele Mitchell says the Democrats and Republicans may not want Ross Perot or any other 3rd party candidate in the presidential debates...but that's not going to stem the flow of young voters from seeking alternatives to the major parties.

Nationally, House Speaker Newt Gingrich is something of a whipping post for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. But at home, his opponent, a cookie magnate, is resisting tough talk about Gingrich. NPR's David Molpus reports.

Linda talks with NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg about the right to die, and other issues and cases before the Supreme Court in this year's session, which began today.

that is, to borrow dollars against the prize money they expect to be given. He did this...and avoided further losses of $50,000.

With the renewed focus on the violent lyrics of gangsta rap after the death of Tupac Shakur, a group of Minneapolis rappers -- who call their collective Head Shots -- say they want to take rap back to its roots...and away from the corporate music industry they say has corrupted it. Chris Roberts reports.

Linda talks with Michael Isikoff, a Washington correspondent for Newsweek Magazine. They discuss the FDIC report about a real estate document drafted by Hillary Rodham Clinton which hid commissions paid by the Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan to a prominent businessman, and what this news means for the continuing Whitewater investigation.

At a campaign rally outside Pittsburgh today, President Clinton backed two proposals designed to appeal to middle class voters. One encourages long term savings with inflation-indexed securities; the other allows for tax-deductible interest on certain education savings bonds. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.