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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the continuing unrest in Israel. A hastily arranged cease-fire collapsed into further violence yesterday, with 56 people killed and more than a thousand injured since the start of the conflict.

Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark about the summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright underway in Paris. The talks aim to end the worst outbreak of violence in the region in four years.

It's not unusual these days to do your banking at your local grocery store... and soon you may be able to get a fill-up as well. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on how supermarkets are hoping to boost profits by selling gasoline. Already, more than a hundred grocery-gas station combinations have been opened across the country. (

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from East Timor, where pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres was arrested Wednesday for his connection to the killings of three foreign aid workers during an attack on UN offices in early September.

Host Bob Edwards reads comments from listeners who loved, and hated, and disputed, this week's stories.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports from New York where President Clinton continues to attend fundraiser after fundraiser. Among the achievements the president can count towards his legacy is the record amount of money he has raised for his party.

Mary Sojourner offers her comments on aging, and the difference between a prune and a dried plum.

Host Bob Edwards talks with author Gore Vidal about his new novel, The Golden Age. In the final volume of a series of historic novels, Vidal writes about the 1940's, a decade that saw the end of World War Two and the dawn of American dominance in everything from business to ballet. Vidal says it was during this time that marked the death of the American republic, as the U-S transformed into a global empire. (6:38) {Stations: "The Golden Age" by Gore Vidal is published by Doubleday ISBN: 0-385-50075-0}

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the latest demonstrations against Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic. Opposition supporters stormed the parliament, and took over the state-controlled television headquarters. Police first launched teargas grenades into the crowd of protestors, then some officers were later seen joining the demonstrations.

Noah reads letters from listeners.