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Robert talks to poet Catherine Bowman about the work of Czeslaw Milosz, 84-year-old poet and Nobel Laureate.(8:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. RETURN TO KIKWIT. NPR's Michael Skoler visits Kikwit, Zaire almost a year after the ebola (ee-BOH-lah) epidemic broke out there. The virus appeared in May last year and is usually fatal. The epidemic was stopped but left 244 people dead. Scientists from the U-S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are testing samples of tens of thousands of insects and animals taken from the forest where the virus originated but still have not found the source. Hospital workers in Kikwit are still reluctant to treat patients, and while many people have overcome their fear of the disease, there remain superstitions and misinformation among the population.

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that the verdict in the Whitewater trial has cast a shadow over President Clinton, who just a week ago was far ahead of Dole in the polls. Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. CHINA DISSIDENT -- Noah talks with Mike Jendrzejczyk (jenn-DREEZ-sick), the Washington Director of Human Rights Watch-Asia. Chinese police have detained dissident Wang Donghai (WAHNG dong-HY) after he and six other activists petitioned the National People's Congress on May 27th, demanding the release of political prisoners. Mr. Jendrzejczyk believes that paranoia in the Chinese government toward the democracy movement has increased in recent months as economic reforms have triggered more unrest. This recent round of arrests comes one week before the anniversary of the military crackdown that ended pro- democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4th, 1989.

Amid the 7.6-magnitude quake, the single fiber optic cable that the archipelago relied on for global communications ruptured.

The gem is expected to sell for $6.8 million. But is the black, 555.55-carat diamond really a treasure from outer space?

The decision by the online food delivery platform to eliminate about 6% of its workforce is the latest of several companies to recently announce job cuts recently, including Twitter and Amazon.

Light the Fountain, the annual springtime tradition on the University of North Alabama campus, is set for 6:30 p.m. on March 14. The event will take place at Harrison Fountain and Plaza and is free and open to the public.

The City of Huntsville is excited to announce its 2024 Summer Intern Program, open to applicants ages 19 or older with a high school diploma or GED. The application period runs through 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.

The Auburn Area Community Theatre will soon hold open auditions for a staged reading of "Over the River and Through the Woods," the next production in AACT's 20th season. Auditions will take place Oct. 21 and 22 from 6-8 p.m. at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center.

The Auburn Community Orchestra's annual Fall concert is fast approaching. "Orchestra on the Hill," is set for Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6:00 p.m. at Pebble Hill. The concert is a free, family-friendly event open to the public.