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The first legal suits have been filed against Arizona's tough new immigration law. Latino and other groups say the measure is unconstitutional, and law enforcement officials are taking sides. A Phoenix-area sheriff supports the law, while his counterpart in Tucson's Pima County, near the Mexican border, says enforcing it will drain local resources.

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The House Republican leader tells NPR that if his party wins a majority in November's midterm elections, they will replace the law with "common-sense steps" to lower health insurance costs. He says he is optimistic about his party's prospects, saying "at least 100 seats" are in play.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has said he is leaving the Republican Party to run for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Crist is badly trailing Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio in the Aug. 24 GOP primary.

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The California Assembly has passed a resolution urging the federal government to fix an immigration system some lawmakers say is broken. It arose as criticism of the new immigration law in Arizona intensifies.

From April to October, 1975, Camp Pendleton created an entire city of tents and quonset huts, accepting, housing, feeding and clothing over 50,000 refugees from Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries. Most arrived here with nothing and did not speak English. After five months, they were dispersed to volunteer families and churches throughout Southern California.

What role did the USS Midway play in the evacuation of U.S. and Vietnamese refugees who were fleeing Saigon during the final days of the Vietnam War? We speak to local historians about Operation Frequent Wind, the end of the Vietnam War, and other historical events that the USS Midway took part in.

Florida's governor, a mainstay of state GOP politics since the 1980s, is expected to announce Thursday that he'll seek election to the U.S. Senate as an independent in the general election. He had fallen behind his primary opponent, conservative Marco Rubio, and the move would immediately scramble the race.

Republicans said they would attempt to change the bill on the Senate floor after reaching an impasse with Democrats on efforts to compromise in private talks. The move ended GOP tactics that had stalled the bill.