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NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr wonders if all the time spent on speculation about presidential running mates is time well spent.

Tamara Keith reports that potential California home-buyers have some new options to choose from. Increasing home prices in the Bay area have forced money-conscious shoppers to look elsewhere. Now, the once-rundown area of West Oakland is gaining the attention of some outside realtors.

NPR's Ted Clark reports the Camp David summit ended today without an agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians, but President Clinton said significant progress was made, and both sides remain committed to peace.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on reaction to the collapse of the Middle East summit among Israelis and Palestinians.

A note on some of the other stories we're following today.

Laura Womack reports from Albany, Georgia that Alabama and Georgia have both been declared agricultural disaster areas because of the southeastern drought, but that may not help some farmers survive. The disaster declaration means farmers can apply for federal assistance programs, but after being hammered by three successive years of drought conditions many farmers are so deeply in debt that they may not have the minimal assets necessary to qualify for the programs.

Commentator Cecilie Berry blames parents for the bad behavior of today's children. Parents, she says, don't speak up enough when they see other people's kids acting up. Parents are more interested in high achieving children than children who behave. Grownups used to be a "united front" who helped each other raise kids. Now things are more fragmented, and everyone, she says, suffers as a result.

Steve Krueger reports on how and why a new wireless company could be worth 50 Billion dollars in less than a year. That's how much Detsche-Telekom is offering for Voicestream Wireless, a Seattle-based firm.

Steve Young of Vermont Public Radio reports on a new agricultural temp agency. It helps dairy farmers find workers when they need help, and allows them take vacations, which was impossible for farm families before.

NPR's Mary-Ann Akers examines some of the problems causing the extraordinary number of flight delays and cancellations this Summer. More Americans fly each year, and an aging air traffic control system and overused airports are contributing to aircraft delays.