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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Amman, Jordan on the role of the Internet in the Arab world. Cyber-space has been used to play out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has also become an outlet for all sorts of uncensored information in a world where most of the media is state owned and censored.

Violence in the Middle East spread today to Israel's border with Lebanon. Hezbollah guerrillas set off a large roadside bomb, killing one Israeli soldier and injuring two others. In response Israeli warplanes bombed south Lebanon for the first time in six months. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

In Montana, biologists are trying to train wild wolves not to attack cattle. If the experiment works, it might help ease the century-old conflict between ranchers and wolves. But it also raises some ethical questions about interfering with the natural behavior of wild animals. From Montana's Gallatin Valley, Kathy Witkowsky reports.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports from Johannesburg on a corruption scandal related to a large South African arms deal. In exchange for approving the purchase of arms from European suppliers, high level government officials and their families allegedly received lucrative subcontracts and bribes.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports from Florida where the state Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on whether or not hand recounts will be included in the official total. George W. Bush is currently leading Al Gore by 930 votes after this weekend's tally of absentee ballots.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Tallahassee, where Democrats and Republicans traded charges of improper ballot manipulation in the Presidential voting in Florida. For instance, Republicans say Democrats excluded hundreds of overseas ballots from military personnel, and maintain that the manual re-counting process is rife with error.

NPR's David D'Arcy reports on the new respect for contemporary art at the big auction houses in New York. While sales of older paintings have been slow, publicity is fueling interest in newer artists, but some worry that it's simply impulse buying.

NPR's Margot Adler reports there is a man in New York City who will condense your life story into a 60-second novel. With a few brief questions, a little light conversation, you can be immortalized on the World Wide Web through the prose of Dan Hurley.

Hand-counting of the presidential ballots continues in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and began Sunday in Miami-Dade. There is still widespread disagreement over how Florida's election rules define a vote for either candidate. Partially-punched ballots are again in the spotlight. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Florida Supreme Court spokesman Craig Waters came out early today to quash rumors that a decision was imminent on whether the handcount of presidential ballots could proceed and be counted. With the court deliberating, the pace of the news and partisan politicking slowed. NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the waiting game from Tallahassee.