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NPR's Peter Kenyon reports the Senate has confirmed the nomination of former Senate John Ashcroft as Attorney General, after a vitriolic debate.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold reports from Washington on the inauguration yesterday of President George W. Bush.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that banks are tightening loan requirements and becoming more cautious in extending credit to both businesses and consumers.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on tomorrow's election in Israel. Hard-liner Ariel Sharon is expected to win the post of prime minister.

Five people were killed yesterday in a shooting at a factory near Chicago. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is leaving on the first foreign trip of his second tour as the Pentagon boss. NPR's National Security Correspondent Tom Gjelten reports.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the latest from Yugoslavia, which yesterday inaugurated a new president, after a week of demonstrations and protests which toppled the old regime.

NPR's Melissa Block reports Florida's Supreme Court ordered the manual recount of the "under votes" -- presidential votes that have not already been counted.

NPR's Mary Anne Akers reports from Tallahassee, Florida, where yesterday hand recounts of disputed ballots were halted, by order of the U.S. Supreme Court.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on the problems with the motor voter registration law in several places across the country.