In the wake of the Paris terrorist attack, the Houses voted to tighten the controls on visa-free travels to US. Lawmakers are voting overwhelmingly to impose travel restrictions on anyone who's been to Iraq or Syria in the previous five years once they come to the US under a visa-waver program. That program allows citizens of 38 countries travel to US without first obtaining the visa. Belgium and France, home to most of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks are among the countries on the list.

Prosecutors have rested the men slaughter case against the Baltimore police officer, the first of six officers to stand trial in the death of Freddy Gray. Gray, the young black man, whose case fueled a movement for great police accountability. NPR's JL reports the defense will stop representing its case tomorrow. The final state witnesses were crime lab technicians with the police department. They testified that they found Freddy Gray's blood on the bench and wall of the police van who was transported in. Over the past week, prosecutors have argued that officers Porter should have known he was supposed to save Freddy Gray in the van and should have realized Gray needed medical attention. Defense lawyers are expected to trying show that few officers actually follow the police department seat belt police and it's not there Gray has been injured.They've also said officer Porter may take the stand in his own defense. JL, NPR news, Baltimore.

Automakers who hope to obtain the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's coveted five-star safety rating will have to add crash avoidance technology to their vehicles soon. That's according to Reuters which says it's reviewed documents proposing new rating systems for cars and trucks based on pedestrian safety, crash worthiness and crash avoidance. Among other things, NHTSA is expected to push automakers to add forward collision warning, lane departure warning and blind spot detection. Employers were advertising few jobs in October. In the latest sign, the job market is slowly picking up. Labor Department says even though employers advertised fewer jobs, overall hiring increase. The number of people quitting their jobs are up slightly. Labor Department says the number of jobs postings fell 2.7 percent.

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Democrats in the House are putting forth proposed legislation aimed at helping Porto Rico deal with its hefty debt load. The measure is aimed to helping the struggling US territory handle up to 72 billion dollars in debts. It's part of a spending bill now making its way through congress. The governor of US Territory has warned it's running out of cash. Democrats say the bankruptcy crisis in Porto Rico is part of ongoing negotiations with Republicans over spending bill that needs to be passed on Friday. Up to 45 percent of the US territory citizens live in poverty. In Paris today, international negotiators are doing the difficult work to paring down the cumbersome subtext to deal with climate change. NPR's CJ reports on where the sticking points are and what questions still need to be answered. Many of the obstacles in the negotiators are still grappling with involve how rich countries will help the rest of the world switch from fossil fuels like coal and oil to renewable energy. US secretary of state John Kerry added that all nations can profit by shrinking their carbon foot print. Developing countries are bargaining hard though for more help from the west to pay for the damages climate change is likely to do. Also isn't sure is what kind of temperature increase is acceptable over the next few decades and how to stay within that limit. Delegates from France, the host country, are expected to * a final document this week. Their deadline for a up-and-down vote is Friday. CJ, NPR news, Paris.

Crude oil futures continue their downwards slide today. Oil is now at its lowest level since early in 2009. Crude oil futures prices fell another 40 cents a barrel to end the session at 3751 a barrel in New York. I'm Jack Speer.