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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice asks the Russian government to investigate reports that Russia passed intelligence about the U.S. military to Saddam Hussein in 2003. The Pentagon says Iraqi documents indicate the Russian ambassador in Baghdad was giving the Iraqis information about American military plans and troop movements just before the invasion.

The avian influenza known as H5N1 has been spreading rapidly throughout Asia and Europe. Experts predict it will come to North America sometime this year. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg has more

When my kids were young, I told them there were five days that they needed to celebrate. And that these five days needed priority over everything else: Thanksgiving, Christmas, my birthday, their birthday, and Opening Day. I felt that in order to become balanced and informed, good natured yet stalwart, easy going with a sense of determination, the last one on the list - Opening Day of the Baseball Season - is the one that should be included into any excuse for a party.

Tis the Season

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a plan that would give the nearly 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States a path to citizenship. The debate now moves to the full Senate. NPR's Jennifer Ludden helps explain the politics and policies involved.

French trade unions sponsor a one-day national strike to try and force Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin to abandon a new jobs law that makes it easier to fire younger workers. Commuters faced delays because of the strike. Renee Montagne talks to reporter Eleanor Beardsley in Paris.

Amid major pro-immigrant protests in cities like Los Angeles, the Senate Judiciary Committee finally reached agreement on an immigration reform bill. The legislation is expected to reach the full Sen

Immigration-reform protesters take their rallies to Capitol Hill as the Senate begins a two-week process of debating changes to immigration laws. Massive rallies around the nation have protested legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants.

An earmark linked to lobbyist Jack Abramoff threatens the political career of Montana Sen. Conrad Burns. Burns helped steer money to a wealthy tribe from Michigan that employed Abramoff. At the same, the impoverished Blackfeet tribe of Montana says the senator ignored its plight.

Every morning, a group meets inside the U.S. State Department to come up with ways to respond to media around the world. The people in this room are just one part of an effort to repair a major problem: the declining image of the United States overseas.