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The Senate continues its attempt to overhaul the nation's immigration laws. Amendments added to the bill aim to increase fencing between the borders and bar illegal immigrants who've committed felonies from pursuing U.S. citizenship. Leaders hope to have a final vote on the issue by the end of the week.

Jillian Hanesworth says what her city needs right now is honest conversations about systemic racism, the history of segregation, redlining and highway construction that hurt Black neighborhoods.

John Durham's probe led to a single false statements count against Michael Sussmann for allegedly lying to the FBI about possible ties between a Russian-bank and Donald Trump's company.

Singer-songwriter Billy Preston has died in an Arizona hospital, ending a long fight against chronic kidney failure. The Grammy-winning performer gained fame working with artists such as The Beatles, which earned him an album credit for the Fab Four's "Get Back." He also played with the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton.

A California airplane hangar has been made into what might be the biggest camera ever imagined, ready to take the world's largest photo. Artist Rob Johnson and five colleagues came up with this challenge. He tells Liane Hansen how it will work.

The Senate balked at confirming John Bolton partly because of his reputation for being abrasive with colleagues and for also being harshly critical of the United Nations. Throughout American history, presidents have angered senators by using recess appointments

Thirty-three years after a break-in at the Watergate hotel, one more mystery is solved. The Washington Post has confirmed that former FBI official W. Mark Felt was Deep Throat, a confidential source who guided the newspaper's coverage of the scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's resignation. The Post's David Von Drehle interviewed Bob Woodward, who held secret meetings with Felt, and discusses the unmasking of Deep Throat.

The Pentagon wants to close Willow Grove Naval Air Station, located in the suburbs of Philadelphia. The move would deactivate the 111th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has brought a suit against Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over the Pentagon's authority to deactivate Guard units. From member station WHYY in Philadelphia, Brad Linder reports.

A handful of executive MBA programs around the country — from Harvard to Michigan's Ross School of Business — are teaching students Buddhist meditation techniques. It's not necessarily about teaching spirituality, but focus. There's no way to quantify whether learning how to be centered during a stressful business meeting is balancing the bottom lines at companies. But students say slowing down does help them be more effective.

Italy's agricultural heartland is suffering its worst drought in 70 years. Authorities are struggling to deal with the situation and save as much of the country's harvest as possible.