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FBI officials say they're looking for more than a dozen illegal immigrants who may have entered the United States from Canada. All are believed to be of Middle Eastern origin. Officials worry the men could have terrorist ties, though they offer no evidence. They think the men are involved in a smuggling operation. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

The Bush administration welcomes the decision of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency to give North Korea another chance to meet its obligation under international nuclear agreements. The IAEA, like the United States, is calling on the north to dismantle its nuclear weapons program as a step toward an international dialogue on the poverty-stricken nation's security and economic needs. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

A German man caused a stir in Frankfurt when he hijacked a small aircraft, flew it near tall buildings in the city's financial district and threatened to crash into the European Central Bank. Police have the man in custody and say the Sunday incident is apparently not tied to terrorism. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Before Survivor and The Real World, reality television began on public TV back in 1973 with the Loud family. The star of the series, An American Family, was 19-year-old Lance, the first openly gay person on TV. Before he died last year, Lance Loud helped the documentary producers create a final chapter for the series. NPR's Susan Stone reports.

NPR' s John Ydstie reports President Bush unveiled his budget blueprint today. The $1.9 trillion budget allows overall discretionary spending to rise by 4 percent, but calls for deep cuts in some programs and the elimination of others. At a briefing this morning, budget officials reiterated the administration's position that projected surpluses leave plenty of room to both boost spending on some programs while cutting taxes by $1.6 trillion over six years.

Scott Horsley of member station KPBS in San Diego reports that California residents may face higher gas prices as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision yesterday. The court upheld a patent held by Unocal Corp on the reformulated gasoline that is used in California and in many other urban areas around the country. Now the major oil companies will have to begin paying royalties to Unocal.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports that on the eve of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Washington D.C., the British people are curious and anxious about where their country sits on Mr. Bush's list of priorities. The meeting between the two leaders will likely focus on a proposed U.S. missile defense system and foreign policy toward Iraq.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Bayreuth, Germany, where the Wagner festival is the object of a family battle of Wagnerian proportions. The Bayreuth festival board has ordered 82-year old Wolfgang Wagner, the composer's grandson, to step down as director and yield his position to his estranged daughter Eva. Wolfgang is refusing. Wolfgang's son and niece have weighed in as well. Family feuding aside, critics agree Bayreuth is no longer the premier showcase for the works of opera giant Richard Wagner.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that the role of the United States in Israel's withdrawal from Gaza reflects a different approach to the Middle East from that of the Clinton administration. President Clinton tackled regional issues always in the context of the peace process. The Bush administration feels compelled to make the U.S. position known on various developments. But those reactions seem to be dictated by events themselves rather than the larger goal of reaching a peace agreement.

Jeb Sharpe reports on the development of a new academic field that looks at the meaning of 'whiteness' in a race-conscious society. Scholars and commentators have both welcomed and criticized the arrival of whiteness studies on campus. But interest is growing and within the field some differences of opinion have emerged. What whiteness scholars do agree on is that whiteness conveys privilege so pervasive that it's virtually invisible to its beneficiaries. And this, says scholars, is the "racial problem" that white people must confront.