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There were signs in the second phase of the SARS epidemic in Toronto that health care workers were ready to stage walkouts. The reason - partly danger from working around contagious patients. But more basic labor issues also came into play, such as forced overtime and harsh working conditions. If an epidemic takes off and lasts a while, will workers stay on the job? NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Washington Post senior Pentagon correspondent Thomas Ricks. His new book is called Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq. Ricks is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter. He talks about the possibility of U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. This is the first of a two part interview.

Recent arrests in a suspected terrorist plot in Canada stem at least in part from an arrest in London last fall, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. In October, Scotland Yard raided the London home of Younis Tsouli. According to the Journal, Tsouli was linked to the Canadian suspects.

The U.S. economy staged a comeback during the first three months of the year, according to new figures released by the Commerce Department. The agency reports the economy grew at an annual rate of 4.8 percent in the first quarter, more than twice as fast as in the previous quarter.

Mary McCarthy's lawyer says that the fired CIA employee categorically denies leaking classified intelligence to the media. McCarthy, initially identified as the source for news reports on secret CIA prisons, says she didn't leak the story.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick trails his challenger in Tuesday's nonpartisan primary, according to the latest polls. Kilpatrick has struggled with budget problems and questions over his personal conduct. Quinn Klinefleter of member station WDET reports.

It's been less than two days since President Bush chose John Roberts to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court, and preparations to usher the nominee through the confirmation process are underway. Juan Williams reports that as Roberts makes courtesy calls to key Senators on Capitol Hill, the White House is developing a political strategy it hopes will smooth the confirmation process.

Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt reports from Scottsdale, Ariz., where a high-end resort is offering duffers an alternative to golf carts. It's the Segway -- the two-wheeled "human transporter" that first came out in 2001, now adapted for life on the fairway.

To mark Black Music Month, News and Notes with Ed Gordon begins a three-part series of reports on what magazine editors, music industry executives and independent critics think will be the hottest sounds of the summer.

Huge advances in hurricane prediction have been made in the years since Hurricane Andrew. NPR's Jon Hamilton is at the National Hurricane Center in Miami where researchers are tracking hurricane Frances and trying to predict where and how hard it will hit. He reports on the latest developments in hurricane science and technology - and why it's still proving so difficult to predict the intensity of the storm.