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Federal agents seized a church building in Indianapolis today, carrying out several people who refused to leave. The Indianapolis Baptist Temple has a long running dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. The I.R.S. says the church has refused to withhold taxes from its employees, and owes millions of dollars in back taxes. Noah talks with Terry Horne, federal court reporter for The Indianapolis Star.

NPR's John Ydstie reports that Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told lawmakers on Capitol Hill today that the economy is NOT currently in a recession, but that a serious downturn could not be ruled out.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed in several parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank today. The escalating violence came amid signs Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon may succeed in efforts to form a national unity government made up of his Likud faction and the Labor Party.

The U.S. Marine Corps is testing new camouflage fatigues that will be safer and more comfortable in the field. From member station KPBS in San Diego, Russell Lewis reports.

From member station WUNC, Jessica Jones reports on North Carolina's efforts to include students with learning disabilities in its statewide testing program.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the criminal justice system in America. A new report claims the system often emphasizes punishment over rehabilitation, especially in cases of juvenile offenders.

NPR's Ted Clark reports on Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. The newly elected leader of Israel, Ariel Sharon, has sent a delegation to talk with the Bush administration.

Survivors and families who lost loved ones in the June 2015 attack said the FBI's negligence allowed Dylann Roof to buy the gun he used in the attack.

Voters in Nixa will decide whether to recall Mayor Brian Steele on November 2.

NPR's Phillip Davis reports on the case of 14-year-old Lionel Tate, who was sentenced to life in prison last month for the murder of a six-year-old playmate. Tate's conviction is the continuation of a trend in Florida, where many juvenile criminals are prosecuted as adults.