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Most of the Democratic candidates for president were in California over the weekend, courting activists ahead of California's early primary. Speakers at the state Democratic convention in San Diego took dead aim at President Bush.

President Bush is questioned by federal prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA operative's identity. The interview took place at the White House and lasted about 70 minutes. The CIA operative's name was made public by columnist Robert Novak last July. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Don Gonyea.

The hundreds of thousands of immigrants working in the United States illegally are still expected to pay income taxes. The program works by providing a special tax identification number instead of a Social Security number — and participants are guaranteed that the information can't be used to deport them.

Outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gives a farewell speech to Justice Department personnel. Melissa Block discusses the speech with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

James Seale, 71, faces life in prison after being convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 murder of two black teens in Mississippi. Members of the victims' families welcome the verdict as a sign of how much the state has changed.

John Dean, former counsel to President Richard Nixon and arguably the star of the Senate Watergate Hearings, has written a new ending for his book on Watergate and the Nixon presidency, Blind Ambition. We ask what new information he reveals and his opinion of the Bush administration.

With Fidel Castro possibly leaving power, the U.S. does not want a mass migration of Cubans. The Department of Homeland Security has announced new rules to discourage Cubans from smuggling themselves into the country if Castro dies. But the rules make it easier for Cubans to reunite with familiy members in the United States.

A new poll shows immigration is the number one issue California voters want gubernatorial candidates to discuss. KPBS reporter Amy Isackson has details.

San Diego City Council held a public hearing yesterday to get input on the ambitious development plans for the Navy Broadway Project. The waterfront site is considered a lynch pin connecting downtown

Massachusetts has enacted legislation to provide health insurance for virtually every citizen within the next three years. The measure would be the first in the nation to require people to buy health insurance if they don't get it at work.