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New Hampshire Public Radio's Trish Anderton reports on the outcome of the impeachment trial for state Chief Justice David Brock. Yesterday the state senate voted against all four articles of impeachment.

NPR's Anne Hawke reports on a Tennessee case going before the Supreme Court today. The case involves recruiting violations by Brentwood Academy in Nashville, Tennessee in trying to woo junior high schoolers to their gridiron. (

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports the likelihood of a Senate split, half Republicans and half Democrats, has everyone on Capitol Hill offering ideas for how best to run it. Democrats are hoping for shared power while some Republican leaders are hesitant to give up their control.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Tokyo on the growing babble of electronic voices. Recorded announcements remind the public of everything from the need to watch their step to the virtue of not hitting children. But some fed-up residents are talking back to the machines.

From member station KSMU Missy Shelton reports on a new crowding problem for Missouri's roads -- too many billboards. Last Election Day, voters in the state defeated legislation to halt billboard construction, and already the highways are becoming overrun with roadside advertisements.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Florida where the state Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in Vice-President Gore's appeal of a lower court ruling. The previous ruling denied Gore's request for a hand recount of 14,000 contested ballots.

A Catholic theologian asserts that hamburgers and fries are "not Catholic." The theologian says McDonalds has "completely forgotten the holiness of food" and that fast food reflects the individualistic relationship between man and God as established by Luther. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports on the latest news for the Florida presidential recount. The margin of George W. Bush's lead in the state is unofficially down to just 327 votes. But there are still many steps to go before a winner can be certified.

North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports that environmental groups are trying to persuade the timber industry to label wood and paper products that are produced from logs that are harvested in ways that help sustain forests. Such products would carry a "green" label.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on a cable car accident in Austria Saturday that left some 165 people dead. A fire broke out in the car as it was being pulled through an Alpine tunnel, trapping victims inside.