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Top U.N. arms inspector Hans Blix, en route to Baghdad, says he expects difficulties in assessing whether Saddam Hussein is hiding weapons of mass destruction. But he warns his team will not accept any resistance to the checks. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

Members of the House and Senate return to Washington for a "lame-duck" session of the 107th Congress. Meanwhile, the White House and lawmakers reach agreement on a compromise plan to create a new Department of Homeland Security. Hear NPR's David Welna, Pam Fessler and Mara Liasson.

Heather McGhee, author of 2021's The Sum of Us, discusses the economic cost of racism, the importance of community organizing and the "zero-sum lie" that progress for some means loss for others.

Research shows that eating more plant-based foods reduces risks for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and other diseases. It's never too late to start.

On today's show jazz and funk pianist Brian Culbertson talks about his upcoming jazz festival in Napa and the business of being an independent artist. Then, host Jeneé Darden catches up with actress and comedian Luenell about co-starring in the new sit-com "Crutch" with Tracy Morgan.

Robert traveled to the 6th Congressional District in Southern Ohio ...site of a hotly contested race between an incumbent Freshman Republican, Frank Cremeans, and Ted Strickland, who held the seat from 1992 to 1994. The balance of the House of Representatives could be at stake in next Tuesday's election. This race is widely regarded as a bellwether race in a bellwether state for determining which party will control the next Congress.

The Federal Reserve will meet later this month to make a decision on interest rates. But the latest inflation report is likely to make the central bank cautious about additional rate cuts.

An apparent car bomb explodes outside of a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Najaf, killing at least 75 people, including prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim. Al-Hakim led a political party that operated in exile for years in Iran during Saddam Hussein's regime, and had cooperated to a degree with occupying U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

Protests against a surge of federal immigration officers into the city are continuing, while the threat of President Trump invoking the Insurrection Act hangs in the air.

Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Prosecutors face multiple challenges in proving Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro played a central role in a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy that spans some two decades.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the relatively low profile the United States has kept in Liberia during that country's recent civil strife.