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Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Last Resort. Set in a London apartment building that acts as a holding station for people seeking political asylum, the film offers a gritty, realistic view of life as a refugee.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the unresolved status of the compensation the German government agreed to pay to those who were forced to work in the Nazi war industry. Former laborers have yet to be paid, and the Germans say they won't be until several class-action lawsuits in the U.S. are dropped.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Andy Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, about the results of the first poll to measure President Bush's approval ratings. The poll suggests that Americans like the president, but remain uncertain about his policies.

Michael Epstein explains that a good line can get a hacker who's looking to steal confidential information past all the digital protection measures a company can muster. The newest line of security helps companies keep their secrets from even the smoothest talkers.

Host Bob Edwards talks about a 130-vehicle pile-up in Northern Virginia yesterday, caused by a snowstorm that blew through the area.

Halloween is here and the nights are lengthening. That makes it easier to look at the stars in the sky.

Commentator Jill Maxi Schreibman knows firsthand what it's like to be laid off by a dot-com company.. .and she's determined not to go through it again.

Members of the community of Chelsea, Vt., gathered last night in a church basement to reflect on the murders of two Dartmouth University professors. Two teenagers are accused in the crime. Host Noah Adams speaks with psychiatrist Andy Pomerantz, who was at the meeting. Pomerantz says it was a time for people to question what the tragedy says about their own community.

California Gov. Gray Davis is struggling to patch together a plan that will save the state's big utilities from bankruptcy while protecting consumers from whopping rate increases. It's a tall order. Utilities, lawmakers, power generators and consumer advocates are pressing their very different interests in high stakes negotiations. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the month since Bill Clinton left the White House. The former president, his pardons, his gifts, his wife and his relatives have been constantly in the news. Democrats had expected the post-presidency Clinton to be a party leader. Now they're not sure what to make of him or his future.