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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.

Frank Browning reports on an effort to reduce the number of heroin overdoses in San Francisco. The city has the dubious distinction of the highest rate of heroin overdoses in the country. A group called UFO -- You Find Out -- is trying to teach drug users how to shoot up more safely, and medical techniques like CPR to save lives.

Bill Rice of member station WCPN reports on an election for the Ohio Supreme Court that's raising concern about the effect of campaign money on judicial independence. Republicans and business groups are trying to defeat Justice Alice Robie Resnick, a Democrat, because they disapprove of her votes in two close decisions.

Using a variety of local sources, researchers have managed to assemble a 150-year record of freeze and ice breakup dates for lakes and rivers in such far-flung locales as Wisconsin and Japan. The resulting chronicle shows a consistent trend towards later freezing and earlier thawing that corresponds with other evidence of global warming. NPR Science Correspondent Chris Joyce reports.