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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem. As Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon prepares to take office tomorrow, Palestinian militants have threatened bomb attacks in protest.

U.S. District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel issued her long anticipated injunction in the Napster case today. The injunction says that record companies seeking to have Napster block access to their material need to provide the internet song-swapping service with the song title, the name of the artist, the name of the file holding the song, and proof of copyright ownership. Napster would then have 72 hours to comply. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the Bush administration has given indications that it seeks to recast US Foreign pollicy toward Asia. Officials say under President Bush, the US will seek to solidify its relations with traditional Asian allies such as Japan and South Korea while being more critical of China and North Korea.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing that China is boosting its military budghet by almost 18 per cent --its biggest increase in decades. Announcing the increase, China's Finance Minister Xiang Huaicheng said the increase was needed because of drastic changes in the military situation around the world.

Rising premiums are forcing many employers to search out new, cost-effective ways to provide health care for their employees. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on the future of health coverage in America.

NPR's Guy Raz explores the back-alleys of Istanbul, where Turkey's real currency traders determine the value of the lira.

In his three-part series on the oil century, John Burnett reports that a century ago, a gusher blew on Spindletop Hill in southeast Texas, inaugurating America's infatuation with oil and gas. The first of the great southwest oil fields, Spindletop made America a global energy power, virtually overnight.

Alan Cheuse reviews a book of short stories called Island, by Alistair MacLeod that take place in his homeland of Nova Scotia.

Robert Siegel talks with Andy Bowers from Pearl Harbor about the Navy inquiry into the collision between a U.S. submarine and a Japanese fishing boat. Today is the third day of hearings into the Feb. 9 accident that killed nine Japanese men and boys.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the findings of the 2000 census that the Hispanic population of the U.S. is growing faster than had been thought, and is roughly even with the black population. The official report on Hispanic population growth has not been released yet, but the increase was indicated in a chart released with another census report last week.