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Catholic voters were traditionally thought of as a Democratic, but in recent decades they have become swing voters -- willing to support either party This year, they are a prize trophy in the presidential contest. NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the Republican strategy for attracting Catholic votes.

Harriet Jones reports on the continuing effort to identify the dead from the massacre in Srebrenica. She visits the town of Tuzla where scientists are using the latest DNA identification techniques to attempt to give grieving families a sense of closure.

NPR's Richard Knox reports from Durban, South Africa on a little-noticed study at this year's AIDS Conference. It found that the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, is older than anyone suspected.

After a Florida jury announced a $145 billion verdict against the nation's biggest tobacco companies, the companies' lawyers say they will appeal. They also say, that if forced to pay, the settlement will bankrupt the tobacco giants. Anti-smoking activists disagree. NPR's Jim Zarolli reports.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the Mideast peace talks continued at Camp David today but without President Clinton who left for a few hours to attend to other matters including a visit to Congress.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on two studies in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, that show how emergency rooms could save millions of dollars in X-Rays and CAT scans.

Nancy Solomon of member station KLCC in Eugene, Oregon reports that baseball fans still flock to one of the few remaining old-fashioned baseball stadiums for the sheer joy of the game.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on earnings for the latest quarter by two major computer companies, Microsoft and Intel. Microsoft's announced earnings indicated solid growth, but analysts say they're unexceptional.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the Camp David summit has entered its crucial final stages, with no firm word on whether an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal can be sealed before President Clinton's scheduled departure for Japan early Wednesday.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on yesterday's stock market rally, based on expectations that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates for a seventh straight time, when the Fed Board meets next week.