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Officials in Atlanta have arrested the man who escaped from the Fulton County courthouse on Friday after a shootout. Brian Nichols is suspected of killing four people and critically injuring one. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports.

President Bush endorses the 9-11 Commission's recommendations for the creation of a national intelligence director and counterterrorism center. But the offices will not be established inside the White House, as the commission proposed.

It was probably the most vexing curse in all of sports -- until last night. The Boston Red Sox won the World Series for the first time since 1918, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals in four games. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman.

Sen. John Kerry concedes the state of Ohio's 20 electoral votes, solidifying President Bush's victory in the election. Kerry and his running-mate, Sen. John Edwards, had been reluctant to bow out of the race. Hear NPR's Ron Elving and NPR's Neal Conan.

The presidential candidates continue to trawl the battleground states. In New Hampshire, President Bush gave a speech dwelling largely on Sept. 11. Opponent Sen. John Kerry, in Florida, kept his focus trained on attacking Bush's approach in Iraq. Hear NPR's David Welna and NPR's Scott Horsley.

More than 30 people are killed in blasts targeting U.S. military convoys in the Baghdad area. A car bombing outside the mayor's office in the Abu Ghraib area, west of Baghdad, kills two Iraqis and one U.S. soldier. In Fallujah, three Iraqis are reported killed in a U.S. air strike. Hear NPR's Paul Brown.

U.S. Marines are making final preparations for an offensive against Fallujah, a stronghold of insurgents in Iraq. A 60-day state of emergency was called Sunday for most of the nation. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

Sen. John Kerry accuses President Bush of ducking responsibility for mistakes in Iraq, as Bush emphasizes the need for decisive leadership. Both candidates are in multiple battleground states. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Scott Horsley.

President Bush signs a new law that would make it harder for trial lawyers to file class-action lawsuits, many of which the president sees as frivolous. The law would move many of the suits to federal courts.

Pope John Paul II is resting following a tracheotomy and is eating normally, according to a Vatican spokesman. The pope was rushed to the hospital Thursday morning with flu symptoms and breathing difficulties.