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The bodies of six hostages were returned to Israel. Security cabinet members and members of the public in Israel are responding.

With the polls showing that Bob Dole is gaining little ground on President Clinton in this year's presidential race, GOP strategists are deciding how to save their congressional candidates from duplicating the top of the ticket's lack of success in appealing to voters. NPR's Phillip Davis talks with Republican state leaders about how they hope to get their voters to the polls to support the party's ideals as well as their congressional candidates. In Texas, for example, Republican strategists are running congressional campaigns that are independent of the presidential race, stressing the negative aspects of what it would be like to have both Congress and the White House controlled by Democrats; in Florida, campaign advisors are focusing on voter turnout rather than on the Dole-Kemp message.

A British artist named Banksy has been able to sneak his work into some of New York's top museums over the past month. He tells Michele Norris what he does and why.

A cafe in Bourges, France, thought it won a top rating for its food. Great news — except the star was meant for a restaurant with the same name 100 miles away.

A joint investigation by NPR and ProPublica shows how a loophole in Florida law has led to the arrest and even deportation of undocumented immigrants after they suffer legitimate injuries on the job.

Hoppin' John has been the centerpiece of the Southern holiday table for generations. NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor's says it's unthinkable to not have the black-eyed peas and rice dish for New Year's, and offers this recipe from her cookbook, Vertamae Cooks.

Kids used their voices to record public announcements for the trains of five transit agencies across the U.S. as part of Autism Awareness Month.

A former mayor and his wife, who has been a longtime volunteer and advocate, are among the McLean County Museum of History's newest History Makers.Museum…

The Federal Reserve's projects that 2 million people will be out of work before the end of the year.

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."