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The spying charges against former FBI agent Robert Hanssen are among the most serious in American history. FBI Director Louis Freeh has called the acts of espionage on behalf of Russia "exceptionally grave." NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the fine line walked by former presidential appointees when they use their political contacts in post-administration jobs. Such influence-peddling is officially illegal, but most people agree that it happens all the time.

Bill Raack of member station KWMU reports on the Supreme Court decision to allow the Ku Klux Klan to sponsor a road in Missouri's Adopt-A-Highway program. The case began in 1994 when the KKK's top state official filed an application with the state.

NPR's Chris Arnold reports Napster has put filters in place to block the sharing of certain songs. But misspelling a blocked artist or song name will allow a user through the filter. Usage was heavy over the weekend with people downloading music before the blocking filters were in place.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Sarajevo, where Secretary of State Colin Powell wound up a tour of the Balkans today. Powell appealed to nationalist Croats in Bosnia-Herzegovina not to return to "the law of the jungle."

Voters in Mississippi will go to the polls on Tuesday to designate a new state flag. The old one, in place since 1894, bears a Confederate Flag symbol in the upper-left-hand corner. A new one was designed by a state committee. Melanie Peeples reports on the coming decision.

NPR's Kate Seelye reports from Damascus on efforts to restore many of the city's old homes, which are considered architectural and artistic treasures. After the exodus of the Syrian middle class in the 1950s and 1960s, many of these homes have been damaged by subdivision and neglect.

Eric Engleman reports that Russia's Parliament is expected to approve a plan to import nuclear waste and reprocess it. While Russia could earn billions through the program, it has environmentalists very upset.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in favor of keeping a North Carolina congressional district intact. Some white voters had complained it was racially drawn.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports that the ACLU is suing the U.S. government over a seven-foot high cross in the Mojave National Preserve. The cross has been there for 60 years and its removal is banned by a little-notice rider attached to a federal budget bill by a California Congressman.