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NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports another cease-fire between the Israelis and Palestinians failed to stem the violence raging throughout the Palestinian territories. There were gun battles near an Israeli settlement in Gaza and in at least one town in the West Bank. Israeli troops clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in other areas.

NPR's Ted Clark reports Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is preparing for crisis talks in Paris tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Albright is seeking an agreement to end the bloodshed sweeping the West Bank and Gaza. She is also working for an eventual resumption of the stalled peace talks.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on the lost Jews of southern Africa, a tribe that has insisted for centuries that its members are descendants of the ancient Jews. Now, there is DNA evidence to support the claim.

NPR's Andy Bowers reviews last night's debate between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush. Coming just 5 weeks before Election Day, this was the first debate between the two candidates who are locked in one of the closest presidential races in decades.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports that the expense of widespread flu vaccination shots might outweigh their effectiveness. A study with these findings is published in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

Commentator Meghan Daum has left New York City for a small farm house in Nebraska, but she has found that some small communities still have big city problems.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on George W. Bush's campaign stop at an Ohio High School last night. The Republican presidential candidate used the visit to give more details about his tax cut and foreign policy, and poked fun at his own difficulties at public speaking.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews Contemporary Jazz, a new CD from saxophonist Branford Marsalis (Columbia Records).

Noah talks with Vladeta Jankovic, the vice president of the Democratic Party of Serbia. Jankovic talks about his party's presidential candidate Vojislav Kostunica and plans to boycott this Sunday's Yugoslavian runoff election.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr shares his thoughts on the performances of last night's presidential debaters, Vice President Al Gore and Governor George Bush.