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Kathy Witkowsky joins a group of retirees who spend their summers working at Yellowstone National Park, and winters in the southern sun. Many of them make the migration annually, and have become like family to each other.

Gov. Jesse Ventura names key adviser Dean Barkley as interim senator, leaving the Senate with 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats and two independents. Meanwhile, Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Walter Mondale trade sharp barbs in a debate. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Compulsive gamblers file lawsuits demanding the return of money lost to casinos, arguing that the gambling houses exploit big rollers -- and big losers -- despite evidence of their problem. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports from Moscow that Russian police are rounding up and harassing hundreds of ethnic Chechens in the Russian capital in the wake of last month's attack on a Moscow theater by Chechen gunmen. There have also been acts of violence against Chechen residents of the city. Some one hundred twenty Russians died in the theater siege, most when Russian special forces pumped incapacitating gas into the building to disable the hostage takers.

Voters across the country elect a new Congress. All 435 House seats and 34 Senate posts are in play, as well as 36 state governors' races. Florida's much-maligned voting procedure is on display. Hear NPR's John Ydstie and Pam Fessler.

The remake of Swept Away and the biopic Frida are the most recent examples of big studio pictures being used as vehicles for fashion designers. In the old days, a dress worn by, say, Joan Crawford could sell in the millions. But back then, the studios were the designers who would sell the rights to make knockoffs to Macy's or Sears. Today, the likes of Cartier and Versace are buying screen time because they get more bang for the buck than they do in the fashion mags. David D'Arcy reports.

Some non-Indian settlers in the Brazilian Amazon believe much of the land being given to the Indians could be used more productively for agriculture or mining. And they suspect that Brazil's government is enlarging the Indian territory as a back-door means of keeping it undeveloped. NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Amazon state.

Authorities seek the release of the 16 Americans and one Canadian kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend. On Monday, unions and other organizations launched a strike to protest worsening security.

John Ydstie talks with Jeffrey H. Smith, former general counsel for the CIA, about the legality of a U.S. attack on suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen.

Commentator Ed Cullen muses about old-school auto mechanics.

Americans vote in midterm elections that could shift the balance of power on Capitol Hill. All 435 House seats and 34 Senate seats are contested. There are also 36 races for governor and hundreds of local ballot issues. Listen to NPR News.

John Ydstie and Andrew Kohut discuss the computer problems at the Voter News Service. VNS has has traditionally generated the exit polling data used by media organizations to project races.

Some analysts say the 2002 congressional races are the most lavishly financed in U.S. history. But tough provisions of a new campaign finance reform law take effect at midnight Tuesday, making so-called "soft money" off-limits to party committees. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Satirists Bruce Kluger and David Slavin report on their fictional senatorial candidates, businessman Bob Gunderson and incumbent Chuck Zeffirelli. On this election day, both Gunderson and Zeffirelli make surprise announcements.

A federal court judge in Maryland rules Washington, D.C.-area sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad should be held without bail. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that voters may be concerned about the health of the economy, but it's not clear they are going to take those concerns out on incumbents. Weak job growth and a struggling stock market have combined to push consumer confidence levels to a nine-year low. The Democratic Party is clearly hoping that voter anxiety about the economy will give their candidates an edge in tomorrow's election. To see how economic concerns are playing out, Zarroli visits a new congressional district in suburban Philadelphia. (5:15)

Gov. Jesse Ventura names key adviser Dean Barkley as interim senator, leaving the Senate with 49 Republicans, 49 Democrats and two independents. Meanwhile, Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Walter Mondale trade sharp barbs in a debate. Hear NPR's David Welna.

Prolific "alt country" singer-songwriter Ryan Adams' second solo CD, Gold, was a huge hit in 2001. But for his follow-up CD Demolition, Adams had to choose from at least four CDs' worth of songs — all of them tracks he cut as demos. He talks with All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie about the writing process and the rock 'n' roll life.

With control of Congress at stake in Tuesday's elections, President Bush crosses the country in a last-minute bid to boost Republican candidates. Meanwhile, some Senate races are virtual shoo-ins. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and Ron Elving.

An Islamist movement, the Ak Parti, sweeps Turkey's government out of power. The party's leaders describe themselves as non-religious, but critics say its Islamist roots threaten Turkey's secular traditions. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson and Jenny White of Boston University.