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The premier of British Columbia just announced a new 65-thousand acre wilderness area along the US border. It will create the largest trans-border protected lands area in North America. As Member station KPLU's Keith Seinfeld reports some of Seattle's Microsoft millionaires played a role in the announcement.

Noah talks with reporter Letty Jimenez Magsanoc (LEH-tee hee-MEH-nehz mag-SAW-nahk) about a deadline set by opposition leaders in the Philippines for President Joseph Estrada to resign and leave the country. Fifty-thousand protesters took to the street past midnight in Manila, calling for Estrada's immediate ouster.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's uphill battle for re-election. He won in a landslide less than two years ago, but now Barak appears headed for a crushing defeat in his battle with right-wing leader Ariel Sharon.

Susan Chisholm reports that the prescription pain medication Oxycontin is becoming the drug of choice for abusers in Maine and some other parts of the country. Injecting or snorting Oxycontin can be addicting or even fatal. The manufacturer is so concerned about illegal use of Oxycontin it's working with doctors and law enforcement to tighten up sales.

NPR's Kenneth Walker in Johannesburg reports South Africa has become a major center for international drug trafficking over the past few years, and the rate of heroin and cocaine use among South Africans has increased sharply.

With the release of his education reform package today, President Bush has come down solidly on the side of higher standards and more testing for students. As NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, there is strong support for holding schools more accountable, but there are also concerns that the current emphasis on testing may be missing the point.

The prospect that California's two big utilities will go bankrupt grow by the day. They've already missed payments of hundreds of millions of dollars for wholesale electric bills. What happens if Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric do go bust? Scott Horsley of member station KPBS reports.

Republicans gathered in a Washington hotel last night to bid farewell to President Bill Clinton-- but it was not a tearful affair. With jokes, toasts, poetry, and song, the Republicans celebrated the end of an administration that, for many, couldn't come too soon. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports that President Bush meets today with Republican Democratic congressional leadership. It's part of Bush's continuing effort to build support for his legislative agenda.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports on Internet entrepreneur Edward Jackson, co-founder of an on-line business called Skillsvillage.com. Jackson talks about his current success as well as the lessons from his previous start-up attempts over the last five years.