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Andrew Haeg of Minnesota Public Radio reports on moves by 3M to recover from disappointing first quarter profits. Officials say they plan to cut about seven percent of their 75,000 person workforce.

NPR's Kenneth Walker reports on a growing movement for peace in Angola, which has been at war for 40 years. The civilian movement seeks to end the fighting and stem government corruption.

NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports on a Presbyterian church that uses the trappings of Jewish services and says that believers can stay Jewish while also following the teachings of Jesus.

The lifting of the ban on assault weapons has left more than a few potential gun buyers and even gun sellers uncertain about the practical effect. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

The Senate Judiciary Committee begins its hearing Thursday on the nomination of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales as attorney general. NPR's David Welna reports.

Congress attends to overdue spending bills Tuesday, but the focus in the Senate was on opposition to Sen. Arlen Specter's chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee. NPR's David Welna reports.

Iraqi insurgents are doing their best to upset the voter registration process for Iraq's January parliamentary vote, and there are also bureaucratic problems. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

For a decade, Christian fundamentalist groups have used a kit designed by a Colorado pastor to battle sin with performances of "Hell House." Now a Hollywood producer is using the script in a satirical show. Alex Cohen of member station KQED reports.

The Senate votes 89-2 to approve a sweeping intelligence reform bill, one day after approval in the House. The bill now goes to President Bush for his signature. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

President Bush travels to Collinsville, Ill., to call for reforms that would make it harder to file medical malpractice lawsuits, while also capping damages. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.