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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.

Karen Brown reports on a new program in Massachusetts that's designed to give people on welfare something more than vocational training. Dubbed, The Clemente Course, it gives students a second shot at learning about the humanities. Its developers say the course makes students better people, as well as better workers.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the presidential campaigns. While both candidates continue their last-minute visits to contested states, George Bush had to take time out last night to answer questions about to his arrest for drunk driving 24 years ago.

The legal wrangling continues in Florida-now the State Legislature will meet to determine possible further action. George W. Bush is appealing to the US Supreme Court, and Al Gore is taking his case to a Florida circuit court. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

NPR's Michelle Kelemen reports AIDS cases in Russia have dramatically increased, yet little is being done to teach people how to protect themselves. There are no sex education classes in Russian schools, and experts fear the country may have missed its chance to warn an entire generation of the dangers of the disease.