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For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.

The Biden administration is lifting its ban on international travelers on Nov. 8. On Monday, it released some of the details of the new rules.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lodriguez Murray, United Negro College Fund senior vice president, on recent protests over student housing at HBCUs and where President Biden's pledge to HBCUs stands.

Secretary of State Colin Powell tells a Senate committee a new statement from Osama bin Laden suggests links between Iraq and al Qaeda. The Arab network Al Jazeera today is airing a statement it says is from bin Laden. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan tells lawmakers he doesn't believe the economy needs short-term stimulus. Congress, he says, should focus on actions that promote long-term growth. And he admonishes Congress to get deficits under control. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

NPR's Julie Rovner compares the health insurance plans of Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush. Both offer some form of tax credits for uninsured people to obtain coverage. Some analysts say the tax incentives are structured in such as way, that they may not substantially reduce the number of people who don't have health insurance.

Host Renee Montagne talks to reporter Jon Miller about the latest developments in Peru. Yesterday a group of soldiers staged a revolt seizing a southern mine and taking five hostages including an army general. Ever since the release of a video showing spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos apparently bribing an opposition member of congress, Peru has been embroiled in turmoil.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about this week's political developments. With the Presidential election just one-week away, national surveys are indicating that both Vice President Al Gore and George W. Bush are in a virtual tie.

Charles Perkins, the man who was at the forefront of Australian Aboriginal struggles for civil rights, died this month at the age of 64. Perkins, who has been called the Martin Luther King, Jr., of indigenous Australians, was the first Aborigine to earn a university degree and play professional soccer. Host Lisa Simeone talks with Diane Bell, a George Washington University professor who knew Charles Perkins.

As Israeli-Palestinian violence continues in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is in negotiations with Likud leader Ariel Sharon to form what he's calling a national emergency government. Barak now has 30 votes out of a 120 member Knesset which means his government could easily fall in a vote of no-confidence leading to new elections. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem.