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NPR's John McChesney reports the energy crisis in California has sparked new interest in alternative sources for electricity. One of the most promising is a device called a fuel cell.

NPR's Jack Speer reports on the nation's unemployment rate. The government releases the latest numbers today, and many analysts expect the rate will rise.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the latest tensions in the Mideast. Members of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group took three Israeli soldiers hostage yesterday, and the outcome of this situation threatens the tenuous peace process there.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on President Bush's plan to increase funds to Africa to battle the AIDS epidemic and the likelihood of that money reaching victims of the disease.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports the intensity of the violence in the West Bank and Gaza appears to have diminished amid ongoing efforts to defuse the crisis by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

A summer of drought has taken its toll on the South's cotton harvest. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that the lack of water has also hurt the quality of this year's crop. (

Oregon Public Radio's Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on the increase in cattle rustling. It's an old problem for an old industry, but ranchers are trying new ways to protect their valuable herds. (

The BBC's Jim Muir reports on the computer revolution taking place in Iran where even conservative Islamic religious leaders are embracing the many uses of the Internet. (3:24

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on the expected comeback of Pittsburgh hockey great Mario Lemieux. If he steps back on the ice, Lemieux will be the first player-owner in modern sports history.

Romania holds its election tomorrow, where one-time Communist leader Ion Iliescu is opposed by Corneliu Vadim Tudor. NPR's Guy Raz reports from Bucharest.