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NPR's Howard Berkes reports on a dispute brewing on how the 2002 Winter Olympics will be characterized. Already, some are nicknaming the games the "Mormon Olympics" because of their location in Salt Lake City. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints not only takes offense at this use of the term "Mormon", but denies that it has any improper influence with Olympic officials.

NPR's Joanne Silberner will have the latest on a new Surgeon General's report on smoking. The focus this year is on women who smoke. Lung cancer and death rates are up, and more teenage girls are smoking. The surgeon general is recommending new anti-smoking campaigns aimed at women and girls.

The foot and mouth disease that has ravaged European livestock hasn't yet entered this country, but Tanya Ott reports that tourist attractions are taking precautions. Tanya Ott reports from Orlando that Busch Gardens became the first U-S zoological park to take steps to prevent the introduction of the disease in the States.

Sarah Chayes reports from Paris on how restaurants there are adjusting their menus in the wake of foot and mouth and Mad Cow disease outbreaks.

Voters in Virginia have elected Republican Glenn Youngkin as the next governor after years of Democratic control. The GOP win could signify a hard road to 2022 for Democrats nationwide.

NPR's Noel King speaks to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the U.S. climate goals announced at the COP26 conference. She's been asking bankers and asset managers to act on climate change.

Even in non-pandemic years, Las Vegas has struggled to fill school jobs. COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem. Now, principals are filling in as substitute teachers and even cafeteria workers.

Announced at the G-20 Summit in Rome, the deal is meant to protect American producers but tamp down on the cost increases that the original tariffs have led to.

As Halloween approaches, NPR movie critic Bob Mondello remembers scares he had to conjure up in his first job.

Under the new offer, union workers at the farm equipment maker Deere & Co. would get immediate 10% raises, but a strike that began Oct. 14 will go on while workers study the agreement before a vote.