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NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports retail sales are slowing. With a dragging stock market and higher interest rates consumers are not as confident about buying that new car or truck as they were last year but the Fed should be pleased their intervention has had an effect.

NPR's David Welna reports on Bush's efforts to win Minnesota. Once considered a long shot, the race is now much closer than expected. The state traditionally votes Democratic, but strong support for Nader could swing the electoral votes to Bush.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports on the Gore campaign as it prepares for the final days before the election. The Vice-President discussed his social security plan in Florida, where an edge with seniors may give him a state that was thought to be a guarantee for Bush. (5:47

NPR's Anne Garrels in Hebron reports hopes for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian violence hinge on the outcome of meetings President Clinton will be holding with Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak. The mood among Palestinians is pessimistic, and many say they see little chance for a resumption of substantive peace talks.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on the social security visions of Democrat Al Gore and Republican George Bush. Both men have presented plans to fix the struggling program during the campaign, but the plans are only the beginning of what would need to be done.

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak have agreed to come to Washington to meet with President Bill Clinton later this week. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

Steve Tripoli of member station WBUR in Boston reports on the financial troubles at Converse, Incorporated, the Massachusetts-based athletic shoe maker, known for its Converse All-Star, the sneaker with the blue star. Converse has found it hard to compete with Nike and other companies that make athletic footwear.

David D'Arcy reports from New York on the Guggenheim exhibit featuring the fashion designs of Giorgio Armani. More than 400 mannequins wearing Armani designed clothing line the wall of the museum. Armani just donated 15 million dollars to the Gugenheim.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the death of late-night pioneer Steve Allen Monday night from an apparent heart attack. As the creator of the Tonight Show, Allen started many late-night talkshow traditions, such as stunts and live music.

Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader has an admittedly remote chance of taking the White House this year. His influence, however, is expected to push the Green Party to greater prominence in state and local elections. Tamara Keith reports on the impact Nader is having in California.