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NPR's John Nielsen has the latest on efforts between the White House and Congress to end their budget impasse and end the partial government shutdown.

We play a reading from a 100-year old newspaper account from the Chicago Tribune which describes the first automobile race in America. The 55-mile race was held on Thanksgiving day 1895...from downtown Chicago to Evanston, Illinois.

Trevor Rowe reports from the United Nations that as leaders of the world gather for the 50th anniversary meeting of the General Assembly, nations are questioning whether the UN's peacekeeping operations are on track...or outmoded.

B-B Bing - Susan reflects on the singing of Bing Crosby, whose song 'White Christmas' remains one of the most popular tunes of the holiday season. In the '20's and 30's Crosby was the first performer to incorporate jazz techniques into his singing. He later became the first singer to have his own radio program.

Danny discusses the pros and cons of sending U.S. troops to Bosnia to enforce a peace agreement with a panel of three op-ed page editors: Tom Bray of the Detroit News, Bob Kittle of the San Diego Union Tribune; and Billy Winn of the Columbus (Georgia) Ledger-Enquirer.

about the demise of the Interstate Commerce Commission after 108 years.

about recent killings in Northern Ireland that various sectors attribute to the IRA. The IRA agreed to a ceasefire 16 months ago.

on the West Bank and Gaza. Yesterday was the official start of the campaign for the 88-member council that will govern the newly-autonomous regions. The elections are January 20, 1996.

NPR's David Baron reports that new preliminary data from measurements of the Earth's temperature in 1995 supports theories that global warming is occurring. According to surface temperature measurements, last year was the warmest on record. Experts caution, however, that it remains unclear how much of the increase may be due to natural variation.

Linda asks for educated guesses of what the year ahead holds in store from David Yepson, political editor at the Des Moines Register; Richard Nathan, Provost of Rockerfeller College in Princeton, New Jersey; David Wyss, Research Director of the economic consulting firm of DRI McGraw-Hill; Brock Meeks, Washington Correspondent for Wired magazine; Holly Brubach, Style Editor of the New York Times Magazine; and Jack Matthews, Senior Film Critic and Columnist for Newsday. (12:00)

At a Congressional hearing today the General Accounting Office released a report on some of Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary's extensive world travel. The report says the department has very sloppy accounting and cannot account for $250-thousand in spending. NPR's John Nielsen reports defenders say the report is full of holes while other supporters worry that overseas business will be lost if the secretary is forced to curtail her travel. The controversy regarding Secretary O'Leary's management is nowhere near over.

Linda talks with NPR's Joe Palca about new dietary guidelines released today by the federal government. For the first time, the guidelines, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, say that a completely vegetarian diet and moderate drinking can be healthful.

by the telecommunications giant, AT&T, yesterday. The company will divide into three separate firms and eliminate up to 40,000 jobs over the next year and a half. Though the move means layoffs, it also meant a sharp rise in AT&T stock on Wall Street.

NPR's John McChesney reports the online service Compuserve says it plans to reopen access to nearly 200 sexually-oriented discussion groups to all but its German customers by the end of the month. Compuserve closed the forums after prosecutors in Germany said some of the material in the groups violated German obscenity laws.

As a child, commentator Bill Harley had never been exposed to beets or John Coltrane because his father didn't like them. When he first tried beets and heard Coltran'e music in college, he didn't like them either. But recently, he tried beets and liked them. Then he listened to Coltrane again and like that, too.

the sugar program has remained untouched by cutbacks in government price supports. Critics say it's fattened the pockets of only a few farmers, and has kept the price of the commodity artificially high.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports from the Sava River on the columns of troops and heavy weapons crossing the U.S. Army pontoon bridge into nothern Bosnia. Troops, tanks and artillery are crossing in record numbers. The military hopes to have half of its 20,000-man contingent in place within a couple of weeks.

the island nation and mainland China. Taiwan has increased its defense budget to face what it calls a growing threat from China. China threatens to invade Taiwan if it ever declares independence.

We hear a medly of songs sung by Senators Trent Lott, Larry Craig, John Ashcroft and Jim Jeffords. They performed earlier this week at a Republican fundraising dinner.

Linda talks with Washington Post reporter Christine Spolar who is several miles north of the Sava River in Croatia. The bridge over the river, built by U.S. Army engineers from the 502nd company, is now carrying hundreds of trucks per day from Croatia into Bosnia.

With COVID-19 cases spiking in Michigan and vaccinations stalled, some businesses are asking customers to show proof of vaccination. But there are unvaccinated residents who call this discrimination.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with housing attorney Lee Camp about the new eviction moratorium the CDC issued now that the previous moratorium has expired.

difficult decision to pull down a Holocaust memorial because it was being vandalized.

was largely undone by the snow storm that shut down much of the east coast. The gathering was in anticipation of the New Hampshire primary, but candidates and guests had difficulty making it either arriving late or missing it altogether.

with shortages of food and other basic necessities. The North Korean government urges citizens to remain loyal to the Marxist regime, and promises that the situation will get better.