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Northwest Airlines has reached a tentative agreement with its mechanics union. As Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports, some see the progress in negotiations as a victory for the Bush administration which refused to allow the Northwest workers to strike.

More and more family court judges are facing men who argue they should no longer have to pay child support -- because a DNA test has proven they are not the father. From member station WBUR in Boston, Monica Brady reports on one such case in Massachusetts.

Forty-five Armenian-Americans have filed a class action lawsuit against New York Life Insurance Company over unpaid life insurance policies that date back nearly 100 years. The policies were taken out by their ancestors -- who were killed by Turkish forces between 1915 and 1922. New York Life says it's paid the appropriate policies. Nevertheless a settlement is expected to be announced. The case has similarities to those involving unpaid policies taken out by victims of the Nazi Holocaust -- and could lead to other reparations. American Radio Works' Michael Montgomery reports.

The new budget details released by the administration today did not cause much stir on Capitol Hill, with the House and Senate on recess and most of the halls of Congress deserted. But there were a few leaders on hand from both parties to parse the stack of bound blue volumes and search for a bottom line. NPR's David Welna reports.

NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports that farmers throughout the Pacific Northwest are bracing for a hot, dry summer. Rainfall is half of normal and many fear they could suffer devastating losses.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on Bush administration plans to propose changes to the UN embargo against Iraq. Washington's plan -- dubbed "smart sanctions" -- is intended to tighten controls on military exports to Baghdad while loosening restrictions on all other goods that benefit the Iraqi people.

As Europe fights the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, American farmers are concerned about a possible spread of the disease to their livestock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with states to develop a uniform, national response if the disease enters the U.S. NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports from Minnesota that many Midwest farmers are already wary.

Commentator Brad Klein tells the story of a treetop mimic in New York City's Central Park. For several years, careful birdwatchers noticed that they heard the Black-Throated Green Warbler weeks before they saw it. This puzzled them -- until someone noticed that the Warbler's song was alternating with that of the White-Throated Sparrow.

When Peter Brook was 7 years old, he staged his own production of Hamlet -- using little cardboard figures. Even then, he says, he felt Hamlet could be a little long. Now a legendary director, Brook is staging a shorter version of the play in a minor league hockey arena. Marcie Sillman of member station KUOW reports.

The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their home season today in a new baseball park. The day was marked by tributes to Hall of Fame player Willie Stargell, who died early this morning at the age of 61. Linda Wertheimer talks with Robert Dvorchak, a sports writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.