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Harriet Jones reports nursing homes in Connecticut are bracing for a one day strike. Workers say they're being forced to care for too many patients. They're asking for increased staffing as well as higher wages. They plan to hit the picket lines Tuesday morning.

Marion Winik talks about the woes of adult children dealing with dating parents. The role reversal includes questioning whether mom's date measures-up, and is she practicing safe sex? In the end, though, what we really want for our dating parents is true love -- and we want to be able to go for it.

Tonight, Aerosmith, Steely Dan, Queen, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Solomon Burke, The Flamingos and Ritchie Valens will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. We asked people at Concord Mills Mall in Concord, N.C., for their nominations.

NPR's Don Gonyea reports that President Bush was busy yesterday meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Mori, as well as with the White House Energy Taskforce, and a coalition of African-American ministers.

NPR's David Welna reports on the first day of Senate debate on the latest version of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill. Although the two senators have introduced the bill six times in the last six years, this is the first time it's been fully debated. (4:16) Check out more NPR News coverage of Power, Money & Influence.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that California is having its first "Stage 3" power alert since January. Blackouts took place throughout the state.

A small number of health workers are protesting for global vaccine equity. Their demonstrations echo the call for equal distribution of HIV medications decades ago — but there are key differences.

Women in Baharain voted for the first time this week in a two-day referendum on political reforms. It's the first referendum in that Persian Gulf country since it gained independence from Great Britain in 1971. Linda Werthheimer talks with Howard Schneider, Cairo bureau chief for the Washington Post about politics in Bahrain and conclusion of the vote.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports the wireless Web is a sensation in Japan, where more people use their mobile phones to access the Internet than use personal computers. Like the 1980s Walkman craze, portable Web surfing devices caught on first with young people.

As the AFL-CIO finishes its winter meeting today in Los Angeles, union leaders see the economic downturn as an opportunity to make inroads into part of the economy where their recruiting goals have fallen well short. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Los Angeles.