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British musician STING was the bassist and lead singer for the Police, which from 1978 to 84 produced a creative and popular blend of jazz and rock. Since begining his solo career in 1982, Sting has released six albums. His latest "Mercury Falling," is scheduled for release in the United Sates on March 12. (THIE INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

between Ireland and Britain. The meetings got off to a rocky start yesterday... some parties boycotted the first day, while Jerry Adams of Sinn Fein was barred due to the IRA's renewed bombing attacks.

LeFebvre about his efforts to capture alive a cougar that's been roaming in a Wilmington, Delaware suburb. LeFebvre, who's had experience hunting cougars in the West, has been on this hunt seven days a week since late December 1995.

Commentator Reuven Frank says that the media has some responsibility in making Pat Buchanan the popular fellow he is. The more the press condemns him, calls him names and puts labels on him, the more attractive they make him to a public that doesn't trust the press.

Noah talks with Vermont Representative and dairy farmer Ruth Towne about a bill that allows the cultivation of industrial hemp. The state House of Representatives voted for the act overwhelmingly. Legislators hope the two-year experimental plan will lead to a new source of income for struggling farmers.

NPR's Vicky Que reports that 1 in 4 new cases of HIV infections is among teens in the United States, according to a report released by the White House today. Consequently they should be the focus of campaigns to prevent the spread of the desease. But they aren't because of differences among adults about how to talk to kids about sex.(5:00) -b- 11. TALKING -- Commentator Elissa Ely talks about a patient who hardly spoke, moved with difficulty, and stayed locked in the same position for hours. One day, she has a visitor who talks to her intently and inspires her to cure herself through words.

Commentator GERALD EARLY puts into historical context Louis Farrakhan''s foreign delegation.

strong weekend showing in South Carolina with more victories in today's primaries.

In a straight party line vote the Senate Banking Committee today approved a measure to indefinitely extend the Whitewater committee. NPR'S Jon Greenberg reports Democrats argued that the further into this election year the committee hearings go, the greater the appearance of political motives. In vain, Democrats also appealed to Republicans' sense of history and fairness by pointing out that when Republicans asked for an early end date on the Iran/Contra investigation, Democrats agreed. Today, though, Republicans said too many questions remain and too many witnesses are unavailable until the conclusion of the McDougal-Tucker trial by the Independent Counsel.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "Disappearance: A Map," by Sheila Nickerson, a meditation on loss. (Doubleday).INT. 2: RAMBLIN''JACK ELLIOTT is a folksinger who has hopped freights, hitched cross-country, competed in rodeos, toured with Woody Guthrie, and influenced a young Bob Dylan. He''s been singing since the late 1940''s. He has his first studio album in over twenty-five years, "South Coast." (Red House Records, P.O. Box 4044, St. Paul, MN 55104 1-800-695-4687).REV. 2:Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews Volume 1 of a series called "Keyboard Wizards of the Gershwin Era" featuring pianist Pauline Alpert (Pearl label).

Noah talks with Wayne Watkins from Capitol Records. He's the executive producer of a new six-CD set called "Ultra Lounge" -- recordings from the era of lounge music, the 1950s and early 1960s. Performers like Martin Denny, Bobby Darin, Julie London -- music which evokes smooth, smoky images of martinis, leopard skin, mambo, and the like. Watkins says lounge music has become popular among many young adults, who are dressing the part at nightclubs and listening to the music their parents might have played on their hi-fis.(6:00) (IN S