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Bellamy Pailthorpe from member station KPLU reports that an end may be near in the two-week-old strike against Seattle's two daily newspapers. Workers and management meet today to negotiate an end to the walk-out. But complicating matters is Seattle's newest paper -- the Union Record.

Washington DC just received two pandas from China yesterday. The bears are here on a ten-year lease. And, while visitors to the zoo can view them for free, the pandas did not come cheap. NPR's Rob Gifford reports on the high cost of the borrowed bears.

During the Second World War some 120-thousand Americans of Japanese ancestry were held in internment camps in various states. Yesterday, in Washington, D.C., the National Japanese American Memorial was dedicated to honor both groups. NPR's Alex Van Oss reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that the results in the state legislative elections on Tuesday mirror the presidential race: partisan control of the states is dead even. But unlike the situation in Washington, many states' parties have learned to work together in establishing cordial relationships and even (sometimes) joint control of the committees.

The U.S. Copyright Office has given final approval to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The record and publishing industries lobbied heavily for it. The American Library Association, the Association of American Universities and the Commerce Department opposed it. What will it mean for the future of sharing information in the digital age? NPR's Rick Karr reports.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops have agreed to a cease-fire for two days. Aid workers will immunize children against polio during the truce, and also encourage the children to attend school.

From Los Angeles, NPR's Robert Smith reports on the fate of the most expensive public school ever built. The 200-million dollar Belmont Learning Center sits abandoned and empty, after explosive, toxic gases were discovered on the site. Now some officials are trying to clean it up.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports that more and more students are turning to computers rather than campuses to earn their college degree. This may make a college education possible for a wider range of students, but some in academia are concerned that internet degree programs only in it for the money will influence course curriculum for everyone.

NPR's legal correspondent Nina Totenberg reports yesterday's United States Supreme Court decision, combined with Florida trial court Judge N. Sander Sauls' ruling, could mean the end of Al Gore's shot at the presidency. Governor Bush is not pushing Gore to concede, but he is very confident of his own victory.

The African American middle class has been growing rapidly with the rest of the economy, but analysts say this group often lacks the tools of sensible investment. Steve Tripoli from member station WBUR reports on a new effort by the National Urban League to teach African Americans the ins and outs of investing.