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South Carolinians vote November 7th on whether to have a state lottery. The idea is touted by Democratic Governor Jim Hodges as a boost for education. Thirty-seven states have lotteries. But the idea gets a mixed response in the Bible Belt: Georgia and Florida have one. Alabama defeated a proposal last year. In South Carolina, lottery proponents face opposition from church groups and black leaders. NPR's Adam Hochberg has the story.

World leaders are traveling to Egypt for an emergency summit they hope will bring an end to violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories. From Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the funeral held today for one of two Israeli soldiers killed in the West Bank last week.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Biarritz, France on today's meeting between newly elected Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica and 15 European Union heads of state. The group offered support to the new president for rebuilding the war-torn country.

Lisa talks with Bruce Cumings, from Stanford University, about the South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, who this week was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

NPR's Anne Garrells reports on the state of the post-Milosevic economy in Yugoslavia.

An outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda has killed 39 people, an infected dozens more. Noah talks to Dr. Matthew Lukwiya, Medical Superintendent for Saint Mary Locar Hospital in the town of Gulu, where a team from the World Health Organization arrived today. Lukwiya says that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization will be helpful in setting up laboratories to help with early detection of the Ebola virus.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports today, a federal appeals court released the final report of Independent Counsel Robert Ray on the firings of White House travel office employees in 1993. As Ray had announced in a preliminary report, he finds that Hillary Rodham Clinton gave investigators factually inaccurate statements as to her involvement with the firings. But he also says she may not have known they were false because she may not have known the influence she had with officials who made the firing decision.

Commentator Laurie Garrett, a Pulitzer prize winning author who has written two books about disease in Africa, says though much about Ebola is a mystery, there is also a lot experts do know. She says the spread of the Ebola virus has been aided by the squalor of third-world hospitals, corruption and war. And she makes an argument for the first world to get involved in the fight against Ebola.

U.S. Researchers claim to have revived bacteria that have spent the last 250,000,000 years in suspended animation. The research could establish a new record for oldest living creatures ever found and raises the possibility of life being able to survive long enough the travel between planets. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

The newest CD by jazz violinist Regina Carter, Motor City Moments, features compositions by her fellow Detroit natives like vibraphonist Milt Jackson and Marvin Gaye. Carter is garnering recognition for her jazz interpretations of pop-based material. Reuben Jackson has a review. (4:30) Motor City Moments, by Regina Carter is copyright 2000 on the Verve label, catalog # 314 543 927-2, see http://vervemusicgroup.com.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr considers the future of the Middle East peace process.

Recently, commentator and midwife Joan Combellick went to work -- and was surprised. She went in to the hospital to deliver the baby of a 15-year-old who had no support and seemed to have little interest in being a mother. "At Risk" was written in big letters next to her name on the delivery list. But the teenager rose to the occasion -- she had brought baby clothes, blankets and diapers and seemed more prepared for the birth and parenting than Joan had thought possible.

Secretary of State Colin Powell tells a Senate committee a new statement from Osama bin Laden suggests links between Iraq and al Qaeda. The Arab network Al Jazeera today is airing a statement it says is from bin Laden. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan tells lawmakers he doesn't believe the economy needs short-term stimulus. Congress, he says, should focus on actions that promote long-term growth. And he admonishes Congress to get deficits under control. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

In Charlottesville, Va., the trial of far-right extremists associated with 2017's Unite the Right rally has begun. Experts say the deadly rally helped usher in an era of extremism and radicalization.

The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.

The cost of college is increasing while financial aid is less available, a new study says. Sixteen states have hiked tuition and fees at public colleges and universities by more than 10 percent over the last year. Hear from NPR's Lynn Neary and Patrick Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

The clock is ticking for Congress to address America's debt ceiling that lets the government borrow money to pay its bills. A financial catastrophe may follow if it isn't resolved by early December.

For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.