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NPR's Debbie Elliott reports The United States Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Presidential election dispute. The court announced yesterday that it would hear George W. Bush's challenge to the hand recounting of ballots now underway in two Florida counties.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports there were rare signs of optimism from Israeli and Palestinian leaders today. Ehud Barak and Yasser Arafat spoke by telephone and again agreed to implement the provisions of last month's truce accord. On the ground, however, the violence continued.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the latest election news. Florida's Secretary of State has declared George W. Bush the winner of the state's 25 electoral votes, but Vice President Al Gore continues to appeal the ruling.

NPR's Martin Kaste reports penguins from Argentina and the Falkland Islands are invading Rio de Janeiro's beaches. Many locals are adopting the birds as pets but scientists are concerned about why they've suddenly appeared.

The Florida Supreme Court's decision allowing hand counted votes to be considered in the ongoing battle for the presidency was praised by Al Gore and attacked by the Bush campaign. NPR's Don Gonyea reports on the reactions from both camps.

Angie Knox reports from Sydney that Australian customs officers are checking the luggage of South Korean honeymooners for raw chestnuts. South Koreans consider the chestnuts to be a sign of fertility and bury them in their suitcases for their Australian honeymoons. But Australians are afraid that diseased chestnuts could contaminate their island's ecosystem.

Brian Wright at member station WUKY reports urban sprawl is invading the farmland of Lexington, Kentucky and the local government is not happy. In order to keep Kentucky's bluegrass, the city is offering to pay residents to keep them from developing.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Tallahassee on the latest developments in the Florida Presidential election recount. Miami-Dade County announced yesterday that it won't proceed with a hand recount of ballots because it can't meet the Sunday deadline imposed by the Florida Supreme Court.

NPR's Mark Roberts reports the women's professional football league recently began its first season. Though not yet drawing the crowds of the NFL, it is bringing many women on to the playing field who never before had the opportunity to tackle the game.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on two studies demonstrating the key role of sleep in learning. The studies in the journal Nature Neuroscience offer new evidence that sleep is necessary. But there is much left to know about what exactly happens when we sleep.