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The nation's largest businesses are no longer shrinking, according to a study released today by the American Management Association. Many corporations are still laying people off, but the tend to be firing with one hand and hiring with the other. Overall, the surveyed companies increased their payrolls by six percent. Elaine Korry reports.

In Toronto, Canada today, General Motors and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a settlement that will end the strike that began October 2nd. NPR's Don Gonyea reports that the union expects workers will ratify the agreement tomorrow and will be back on the job by the end of the week.

- After three weeks, the Democratic National Committee has responded to the controversy surrounding its fundraising practices. DNC officials acknowledged they failed to scrutinize some of their funders and say they are taking steps to prevent questionable contributions in the future. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

, editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Report magazine about public opinion among Israelis regarding the re-opening of the tunnel, the violence and tomorrow's summit meeting.

Robert talks with NPR's Mike Shuster, who reports that there is a somber mood in Baghdad as the people wait for possible military action from the United States. The Iraqi government is continuing its defiant stance against the United States.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that officials in New Orleans are increasingly confident that no one has died in the collision of a freighter with a shopping and mall complex this weekend. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.

Yesterday, Republican Speaker of the House Newt ingrich admitted ethics violations in regard to the American history college ourse he taught. Republicans are rushing to his defense while Democrats are sking for him to step down. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Prisons are not growing as fast as prison populations. Several sheriffs in Florida are responding to the overcrowding by housing prisoners in tents. Prisoners seem to like the new accomodations, but some legal groups worry about the new conditions. Tanya Ott reports from Gainesville, Florida.

At least twenty people have been killed in a Taleban missile attack in Afghanistan...all of them civilians. The attack coincided with attempts by anti-Taleban sympathizers to oust Taleban forces from a mountain pass outside Kabul. The BBC's Monica Whitlock reports.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that restaurants in the city have become recognized as some of the best places to eat in the world. The boom in world-class restaurants is led by a new group of chefs providing eclectic menus for world-wide tastes.