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NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is expected to survive a no-confidence vote in parliament today. The vote is designed to halt Barak's efforts to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on follow-up activities by North and South Korea to put into practice their landmark agreement reached last month. Today the two Koreas agreed to rebuild the railway that once connected them, and reunite families separated by the war.

NPR's Scott Horsley reports Ford Motor Company and telecom giant Qualcomm will offer wireless communication systems to new cars. The venture, called Wingcast, will be installed in all new Fords by 2004, giving drivers access to e-mail and wireless Internet services. But some worry that these distractions will affect road safety.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the defeat of former Prime Minister Shimon Peres. Yesterday Israel's parliament selected Moshe Katsav to become the next president. The victory of Iranian-born Katsav of the opposition Likud Party puts a humiliating end to Peres' half-century political career.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Paris that investigators say it's too early to tell what exactly brought down the Concorde supersonic jet that crashed last week. The Accident and Inquiry office says investigators have identified a fuel leak as one of a number of problems with the plane.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that mystery writers are making it big on the Russian literary scene. One author, who uses the pen name Boris Akunin, has achieved best-seller status by taking a high-brow approach to the detective novel, writing in the style of Dostoyevsky.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a racial discrimination suit won in San Francisco by workers at Interstate Bakeries Corporation, makers of Wonder Bread. The jury gave the workers eleven million dollars in compensatory damages, and 120 million in punitive damages.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the Congressional voting record of Senator Joseph Lieberman, Al Gore's choice as his Vice Presidential running mate. Republicans plan to emphasize disagreements between Lieberman and Gore on various policies of the Clinton administration.

Carolyn Johnson of Nebraska Public Radio reports on an effort in the state to built one of the world's largest networks of cosmic ray detectors. A physics professor is putting the detectors on the roofs of all 314 Nebraska high schools to help students get hands on science experience.

NPR's Anthony Brooks reports from Monroe, Michigan, where President Clinton and Vice President Gore spoke in the town square at an event celebrating the achievements of the current administration and rallying support for Gore's current presidential bid.