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Some people spy for money, some for ideology, and others just for adventure. But no one is sure why former FBI counter-intelligence specialist Robert Hanssen may have volunteered to betray U.S. intelligence secrets to the Russians. NPR's Barbara Bradley reports on his possible motivations.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on the angioplasty procedure that Vice President Cheney underwent yesterday at a Washington, D.C., hospital to widen an artery in his heart. His doctors say there's no evidence that the vice president suffered another heart attack. And they say there's a good likelihood Cheney will be able to finish his term of office.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that President Bush is on the road. This week he'll visit four states to promote his budget proposals, including his $1.6 trillion tax-cut over a ten-year period. Today, the president flies to Chicago.

Several thousand people turned out in Cincinnati yesterday for the funeral of 19-year-old Timothy Thomas, an unarmed black teenager shot by a white police officer. Saturday night marked the third night of a police curfew, after violence broke out earlier last week. From Cincinnati, NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Olympics organizers in Salt Lake City are preparing for the Winter Games in 2002 knowing full well they have a lot to overcome. Sports fans around the world have openly criticized the city's strict alcohol laws and the controversy surrounding their bid for the games. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports that a new study finds ear tubes in children do not speed their language abilities. Often, doctors recommend the tubes to stave off ear infections, believing that the longer the child can't hear properly, the more drastically their overall learning and development will be affected.

The settlement of the South Africa lawsuit ends one public relations headache for the drug industry. But in Washington, another battle is just beginning. The government seems ready to commit as much as $2 billion dollars to AIDS programs in Africa. But no specific spending plans have been formulated yet, and the drug industry intends to be in on that process. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports that the cell phone industry is jockeying for radio frequency space long held by the U.S. military and by educational broadcasters. Providers say they want more frequencies to create a new generation of wireless Internet devices.

NPR's Alex Van Oss reports on Lang Lang, a brilliant young pianist from China. The 18-year-old will make his Carnegie Hall debut this week in a performance with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Some critics already are hailing him as one of the great pianists of our time.

Fallout continues over the U.S. Education Department's payments to a commentator for promotion of the No Child Left Behind law. Lawmakers from both houses of Congress have begun inquiries into the department's public relations spending. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.