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Author ANDREW HOLLERAN. His latest novel, "The Beauty of Men" (William Morrow), is about a gay man in his late forties who is obsessed with the beauty of youth and his own mortality. At the same time, he harbors guilt for mourning the loss of his youth when so many around him are dying young. Holleran, whose real name is not known, has written two other novels under the pseudonym and is a frequent contributor to "Christopher Street" magazine

that authorities have arrested suspects in connection with recent fires at two black churches. They say one of the fires appears to have been racially motivated, while the other was not.

about last night's results at the olympic Track and Field trials. Carl Lewis qualified for his fifth Olympic Games... an unprecedented accomplishment for a male U.S. track and field athlete.

Robert talks to Robert Gates, director of the Central Intelligence Agency from November of 1991 to January of 1993. He has written the new book "From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War." Gates says that many foreign policy decisions that are credited to Ronald Reagan, including supporting the Contras in Nicaragua, were actually policies secretly started by Jimmy Carter.

- Daniel speaks with Dr.Donald Murphy, who is director of a group in Colorado that is drafting guidelines for medical care. Dr.Murphy says the cost of many medical procedures make them impractical in certain situations. His group is particularly concerned about the over-use of expensive procedures in cases where the patient has very little chance of survival. Despite the controversy surrounding his work, Dr.Murphy argues that American society must face economic realities and practice medicine accordingly.

for parties to present their final lists of candidates running in the September election. The big question is the status of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that one of Japan's biggest companies is implicated in a growing scandal involving copper trading. Investigators in Britain and the United States are looking into whether the company may have approved of the actions of its star trader to allegedly hoard copper to help drive up its price.

As the 11th International AIDS Conference convenes in Vancouver, British Columbia, scientists report that they now understand better how HIV causes AIDS. Recently approved drug therapies, combining old anti-viral drugs and the new protease (pro-TEE-ase) inhibitors, have been successful in reducing the amount of virus in the blood. The health of people with the AIDS virus has improved -- they gain weight, some skin rashes disappear and their energy returns. A source says the new treatments may not be a cure...but they're the next best thing. NPR's Joe Neel reports.

NPR's Anne Garrels attends a high school graduation in Moscow nd reports on the differences between graduates today from those ten and twenty years ago.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week's player is Stephanie Henriques hen-REEK-ess), who listens to member station W-H-R-V in Norfolk.

- NPR film critic Bob Mondello traces Hollywood's view of the American Presidency. Hollywood has always been fascinated by power, says Mondello, and has the most fun with presidents it makes up.

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