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in Japan related to the Aum religious cult. A senior police officer did not report a junior officer, who was a member of the Aum cult, after he confessed to having tried to kill the country's top-ranking policeman.

the Democratic National Committee's top fund-raiser among Asian-Americans, John Huang. Huang raised four and a half million dollars for the D-N-C and then disappeared from sight last week, after the legality of some contributions was challenged. Today, Huang is scheduled to give a deposition in a civil suit against the Commerce Department, where he used to work.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on a congressional race in Alabama pitting a longtime Democratic state senator against a Republican businessman who's never held elected office. (6:00) [outcue: "... affecting the balance of power in the House next year. I'm Peter Kenyon reporting."

in North Carolina between Jesse Helms and Harvey Gantt is not nearly as close as their first contest 6 years ago.

Championship Series yesterday with a 6-to-4 victory in Baltimore. This will be the New York Yankee's 34th appearance in the World Series, but the first in 15 years.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says some of the acts about the country's struggle with drugs have been clouded by the rhetoric f the presidential campaign.

about the World Cup of Hockey. The top hockey playing nations in the world and their best professional players will compete. The finals begin tonight in Philadelphia, with Canada playing the U.S.

Host Liane Hansen is joined by David Corn of The Nation agazine and Kate O'Beirne (O-BURN) of The National Review magazine in a iscussion of the week's top news events, including, the American cruise issile attacks in Iraq, the public admission by Russian President Boris eltsin that he will undergo heart surgery, and how Bob Dole and President linton will incorporate good news on the economy into their campaigns for the hite House.

where he talked about his economic plan, but said nothing about the departure of his two top media advisors. In Ohio, Dole also surprised his audience by speaking out against U.S. support for next week's elections in Bosnia.

Scott talks with Steve Roberts of U.S. News and World Report about the top stories in the news this week.