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Auto Focus is a new movie about Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane and the obsession -- with sex and sexual photography -- that ended two of his marriages and his career. Host Scott Simon speaks with the actor's son, Bob Crane Jr., who served as a consultant on the film.

Host Scott Simon reviews the week's news with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

Majorities in both houses of Congress are up for grabs in this month's midterm elections but Americans still aren't excited about voting. What's wrong? Host Scott Simon talks with Thomas Patterson, author of The Vanishing Voter: Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty.

The main sorting center for United Parcel Service in Louisville, Kentucky, won't be hiring seasonal workers this year. Host, Bob Edwards, explains a machine is expected to handle increased demand without more workers. Before Christmas, the company makes an addition four to five million deliveries.

Residents are calling for further government action from state and federal officials to address this major public health issue.

Colin Powell, the four-star general who became the nation's first Black secretary of state, played key roles in the first and second U.S. invasions of Iraq.

Democrats hope to hold the Senate and take control of the House. And President Bush conducts a marathon campaign swing in an effort to push Congress into Republican hands. Hear more from NPR's Bob Edwards, NPR's Cokie Roberts and NPR's Mara Liasson.

NPR's Don Gonyea travels with President Bush, who is making his rounds across the country stirring up support for Republican candidates in this year's tight congressional races. But as Bush follows a long itinerary that he hopes will pack Congress with GOP members sympathetic to his agenda, some critics say the president's energy could have been used in tending to national issues.

NPR's David Welna reports from St. Paul that all eyes are on Minnesota's senate race, where White House-backed Republican Norm Coleman is being challenged by former vice president Walter Mondale. Mondale stepped in to lead a speedy campaign after Minnesota Democratic senator Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash. Coleman has retooled his campaign to opposed Mondale, and polls are unclear on who leads this tight race. Both men are expected to flex their eligibility at today's debate.

An Islamist movement, the Ak Parti, sweeps Turkey's government out of power. The party's leaders describe themselves as non-religious, but critics say its Islamist roots threaten Turkey's secular traditions. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.