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The Bush administration says it has the support of United Nations Security Council members for a resolution on Iraq. U.S. officials say they have addressed specific concerns of other council nations. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Slobodan Milosevic's trial at the International War Crimes Tribunal is delayed again by the former Yugoslav leader's poor health. Judges will seek to give Milosevic a defense lawyer, over his objections. Geraldine Coughlan reports.

SEC chief Harvey Pitt resists calls to resign. Democrats question Pitt's handling of ex-FBI and CIA Director William Webster, whose nomination to head an accounting oversight board is under a cloud. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Robert Siegel talks with Weekly Standard Senior Editor David Brooks and with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne. They discuss the political mood of the country heading into election day. They also talk about the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and the chance that control could move back to the Republicans on Tuesday.

A member of parliament from Britain's ruling Conservative Party has died after being stabbed multiple times while he was meeting with local voters in his constituency.

The new movie Roger Dodger from director Dylan Kidd details the trials of a young man full of optimistic innocence and his manipulative, misogynistic uncle. Film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

Democrat Bill Richardson leads in the polls in the New Mexico governor's race against Republican rival John Sanchez. Both are Hispanic, and a big Hispanic voter turnout next Tuesday could affect the outcome in two close House races for seats now held by Republicans. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports for All Things Considered on New Mexico's ethnic political landscape.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports Florida's race for Governor is a tight one. Democrats vowed from the minute Al Gore lost the presidency that Jeb Bush would pay for it. They are hoping the residual anger from 2000, plus the overcrowding of school classes, will propel Bill McBride to victory. But Governor Bush is running a tight campaign, with far more money in the bank than his opponent.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is an evangelist for stakeholder capitalism — the belief that companies should be driven by more than profits: They should also take care of the broader social good.

Everyone's talking about the Netflix series Squid Game, about debt-ridden South Koreans playing deadly kids' games for cash — and if you feel like you're missing some cultural context, we can help.