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Film critic Bob Mondello reviews "Cold Comfort Farm" by director John Schlesinger -- a tale of a snippy London observer of rural weirdness.

First time novelist Jane Mendelsohn has written a book titled "I Was Amelia Earhart." Ms Mendelsohn imagines what it would have been like to fly into the night with Earhart's navigator Fred Noonan. The book is published by Alfred Knopf.

Like many other cities, Philadelphia is dealing with a massive police corruption case. Six officers have already been convicted, but the most serious result of the case is the possibility that dozens of drug convictions could be overturned if the officers involved are convicted. NPR's Eric Westervelt, of member station WHYY, reports. CUTAWAY 1C 0:59 1D 8. TORNADOES -- Noah talks with Officer Richard Hardin of the Hillview Police Department in Hillview, Kentucky, where severe weather injured eight people and destroyed hundreds of homes outside Louisville. Officer Hardin was chased by a tornado yesterday, and tells about his experiences...and the damage left in the wake of the storms.

Linda talks to NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem about the reults of yesterday's Israeli elections. It appears as if Benjamin Nehanyahu (net-ahn-YAH-hoo) is the winner by a small margin. We'll hear from voters on the streets of Tel Aviv -- the arguments raised by the campaign for Prime Minister linger. We also hear from Jerusalem Post editor Hirsh Goodman, who says Nehanyahu cannot stray too far from the peace process.

for disciplining their children and endorses curfews to help reduce juvenile crime.

has called on the government to relax the restrictions it imposes on Cryptography, the science of scrambling electronic data. The panel said the government should promote such efforts to protect phone conversation and computer data.

for Israel and hope peace talks would go forward under Benjamin Netanyahu as Premier.

Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary apologized today for mismanaging her expensive overseas official travel. But she also defended the trips, in her testimony before the House Commerce investigations subcommittee. O'Leary said her missions abroad generated business for American firms and benefitted U-S foreign policy. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

Book critic MAUREEN CORRIGAN reviews "Transgender Warriors" by transgender activist Leslie Feinberg (B

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past eek's news, including Rep. Tom Campbell (R-CA), Rep. Marge Roukema (R-NJ) ROO-kuh-ma), Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS), President Bill Clinton, and the singing oice of Winnie the Pooh along with Space Shuttle Endeavor Commander John Casper nd NASA mission control communicator Ken Cameron.

Liane Hansen speaks with reporter David Culhane about a ariety of European issues, including the tug-of-war over the ban on British eef, unemployment in Germany and European perceptions of the American residential campaign.

- NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists have discovered that fire ants communicate by using sound. Robert Hickling at the University of Mississipi has been recording fire ants in several conditions and has distinguished many sounds that the fire ants make with their bodies.