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North Korea Dropped From Terror List After North Korea agreed to nuclear inspection demands, the U.S. took it off a terrorism blacklist. Finance Chiefs Meet On Global Economic Crisis Members of the G-7 have been meeting in Washington this weekend, trying to come up with solutions to the financial crisis. On Friday, they issued a five-point action plan, but it's unlikely to have an immediate effect on the turmoil in the financial markets. They met with President Bush on Saturday morning at the White House. Hoping To Be The Great Pumpkin Tensions were palpable in Saturday's great pumpkin weigh-off in Warren, R.I. Steve Connolly has spent the summer feeding his pumpkin liquid fish and manure. Connolly's orange beast weighs nearly 1,800 pounds and he's hoping that's enough to edge out last year's champion grower. Wyo. Town Still Grappling With Shepard Murder On Oct. 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young gay college student, was brutally murdered in Laramie, Wyo. Residents there are still dealing with the legacy of the crime. Publisher Of Palin Biography Hits Jackpot A small publisher in suburban Seattle has hit the big time with a biography of Sarah Palin. Epicenter Press published Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down months before Palin hit the national spotlight. Sales Of Home Safes Climb Amid Financial Turmoil About the same time Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and the stock market began plummeting, one of the nation's leading sellers of safes started to see a sales boost. The company's CEO says he thinks the increase is due to people losing faith in banks. McCain Defends Obama To Supporters Watching John McCain campaign Friday was like watching the stock market. The Republican presidential nominee alternated attacking Barack Obama and defending him. G-7 Leaders: We'll Tackle Crisis Together Finance ministers from around the world tried to show they are working in a coordinated way to tackle a global financial crisis that has proved to be far more serious than anyone anticipated. World Powers Meet To Combat Credit Crisis President Bush was short of specifics in his brief statement after Saturday morning's meeting. Will the meeting itself be enough to calm the worldwide markets after the weekend, or will the finance ministers have to offer a concrete plan to stabilize the world's financial systems? Troopergate Report Accuses Palins Of Abuse The report says Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband used their influence to try to settle a grudge against the governor's ex-brother-in-law. Obama Welcomes McCain's Call For Respect But Obama is telling crowds that his Republican opponent isn't focusing much on their economic concerns these days. Will The Week's Events Stop The Market Slide? How can G-7 leaders or the five-point plan solve the financial crisis? Scott Simon discusses this week's economic news with NPR's John Ydstie. Prop. 8 Reignites Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Battle A ballot initiative could make gay marriage in California illegal again. Proposition 8 asks voters to amend the state constitution so that marriage is defined solely as a union between one man and one woman. After trailing in the polls, the measure is now surging, partly due to national support. Fear Drives Wild Trading Ahead Of G-7 Meeting For the first time ever, the Dow Jones industrial index traded in a 1,000-point range on Friday. The Dow ended its day of wild swings down 128 points, to close at 8,451.19. Fears Grow That Tight Credit Could Crush GM, Ford Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit of General Motors and Ford Motor Co. and their financing arms this week. Many fear the automakers lack enough cash to sustain their business during this downturn, and that if they falter, it could have widespread repercussions on the U.S. economy.