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NPR's Joshua Levs reports on the older Olympian. The average age of an athlete on this year's U.S. team is around 28, and several high-profile competitors are in their mid to late 30's. Experts say changes in sports science, including training and nutrition, are helping to push back what scientists have long considered the age of peak performance.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on the failure of House Republicans to override President Clinton's veto of the bill that would have completely repealed the estate tax. They fell 14 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed for an override. Thirteen Democrats who previously had voted for the bill, voted to sustain the President's veto.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Melbourne, Australia that corporate executives from across the Asian-Pacific region are holding what's been dubbed the Business Olympics -- a session of the World Economic Forum. Today, screaming protesters clashed with police as they vandalized the cars of delegates trying to enter the economic forum in the latest target of an anti-globalization movement.

NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on new developments in the case of Wen Ho Lee, a former scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lee was indicted and jailed last December for illegally copying files, and now has agreed to a plea bargain. Lee could walk free today if a judge approves the deal.

NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on Democratic Presidential nominee Al Gore's remarks about his newly released economic plan, published in a paperback book. At Cleveland State University yesterday, the Vice President talked about some of the proposals in the book, titled Prosperity for America's Families.

NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Sydney, Australia that the International Olympic Committee has lobbied the Indonesian government to allow Mohamad Hasan to attend the Olympic games. Hasan, head of former President Suharto's investment company faces trial next week for allegedly embezzling 87 million dollars of state money.

Most people don't think of rivers when they think of Los Angeles, but in fact, the city does have one. And as Laura Sydell reports, activists are working hard to beautify that body of water which has become much more closely associated with scary scenes in movies than a bucolic retreat for local residents.

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new treatment for advanced kidney cancer. The treatment involves replacing the patient's own immune cells with cells from a healthy person. So far, it's been used on 19 patients, and more than half have improved. Researchers say the technique may offer hope for people with other forms of cancer as well.

Fired nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee is free after pleading guilty to one count of mishandling national defense information at Los Alamos nuclear laboratory. He has also agreed to tell the federal government in detail what he did with the data. Lee was sentenced to time served and released. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

NPR's Rick Karr reports from New York on the Millennium World Peace Summit of religious and spiritual leaders. Those attending the four day meeting at the United Nations are hoping to explore ways that religion can help prevent wars, and to create an advisory council to the U.N. Secretary General.