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Block -- Let the games begin. The Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets begins tonight. NPR Melissa Block reports on how both the fans and players are preparing.

Chinese restaurants have never been known for classy ambience, until now. The influence of western tastes and western money is changing the flavor of Kung Pao Chicken. From China, Rob Gifford reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Bethlehem reports the ongoing violence in the West Bank and Gaza has had a devastating affect on the Palestinian economy. Israel has also suffered economic losses.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem where the violence escalated yesterday with the killings of at least two Israeli soldiers by a Palestinian mob in the West Bank town of Ramallah, followed by reprisal attacks from Israeli combat helicopters.

Ten days after the uprising in Yugoslavia that ousted former President Slobodan Milosevic, the actions of the townspeople of Cacak stand out as some of the most dramatic in helping to bring Voislav Kosinica to power. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

NPR's John McChesney reports on some of the uses of Global Positioning System, or GPS. A newer use of GPS is to beam location based advertisements to cell phones, or hand-held computers.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports from New York on the first game of the World Series between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. The Yankees beat the Mets last night 4-3 in a 12-inning thriller.

Mark Zdechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports on the Justice Department's attempts to force Northwest Airlines to sell its controlling interest in Continental. The case could impact other pending airline mergers.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports the subway series could be all over tomorrow. The Yankees beat the Mets in the fourth game of the World Series last night to take a three-to-one lead over their rivals.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports that two Salvadoran generals face wrongful death charges in the case of four American churchwomen who were raped and murdered by National Guardsmen in El Salvador in 1980. The families of the victims are seeking damages -- and closure on the case.