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NPR's Barbara Bradley reports today, a federal appeals court released the final report of Independent Counsel Robert Ray on the firings of White House travel office employees in 1993. As Ray had announced in a preliminary report, he finds that Hillary Rodham Clinton gave investigators factually inaccurate statements as to her involvement with the firings. But he also says she may not have known they were false because she may not have known the influence she had with officials who made the firing decision.

The Democrats need only seven seats to recapture control of the House. But they have an uphill fight on their hands to retain the seat of Congressman Michael Forbes of New York. Forbes, who switched to the Democratic party last year, was upset in last month's Democratic primary by a 71-year old political unknown. Republicans, who had vowed revenge against Forbes for his party switch, appear poised to pick up the seat. Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports from Long Island.

Sarah Bardeen reviews Escape from Dragon House, a new CD from the group Dengue Fever. The six-member band fuses Cambodian pop with psychedelic rock, creating an only-in-California sound that's gaining new fans.

When White House press secretaries find themselves in a tight spot during press briefings, one way out is to call on India Globe reporter Raghubir Goyal. His predilection for Indian affairs -- often derailing talk of delicate issues -- has earned him the nickname "the foil." Michele Norris talks with Dana Milbank of The Washington Post.

Finding affordable housing is a growing problem in Bloomington Normal. Laura Furlong is the CEO of MarcFirst and a member of a study panel on the issue…

Two properties in a historic Normal neighborhood are being converted back to single family homes. The houses were previously rented by university…

City of Bloomington officials are working on one aspect of a possible solution to the homeless problem downtown.Alderman Karen Schmidt, whose ward…

The family says when they bought the house they were told it was haunted. Five nannies have left their job in the last year citing broken windows, strange noises and other haunted stuff.

Ari Shapiro speaks to James Alcorn, chairman of Virginia's board of elections, about drawing a film canister from a crystal bowl with a slip of paper to see which candidate becomes a state delegate.

At just 6 feet wide, the skinny living quarters might be compared to a "luxury yacht," according to the real estate agency. The asking price is $1.3 million.