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Reports on the statement of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on May 14, 2003 that it was the officials of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush and the State Department who were behind the expulsion of several Cuban diplomats from the U.S. for inappropriate activities including spying.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. to expel Cuban diplomats in May 2003.

Reports that U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has criticized Cuba on April 28, 2003 as an aberration in the Western Hemisphere and commented that the administration has been considering ways to respond to the Cuban government's crackdown on its critics.

Reports on actions taken by the government of the U.S. to recover and return stolen antiquities in Iraq as of April 24, 2003.

Presents news briefs from around the world as of April 24, 2003.

Reports on the problems faced by gay partners of U.S. troops serving in the war in Iraq.

Reports on the objection of Muslim leaders in the U.S. to the decision by federal officials to allow Reverend Franklin Graham, a Christian minister who made remarks against Islam, to conduct a religious service at the Pentagon.

Reports on the plan of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to punish the Cuban government for its crackdown on dissidents.

Reports on the number of U.S. diplomats from overseas evacuated by the U.S. State Department as of April 12, 2003.

Reports on the reaction of Ken Adelman, an advocate of U.S.-led war against Iraq, on the victory of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Criticizes the remarks of Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke in a news conference in Washington D.C.

Reports on the response of U.S. military chiefs to the deaths of several Iraqi women and children at a checkpoint near Najaf, Iraq on April 1, 2003.

Provides information on the Apache helicopters being used by the U.S. Army in its operations, and its vulnerability to ground fire.

Reports that tobacco farmer Dwight W. Watson has surrendered on March 19, 2003 in Washington after threatening to blow himself up in a protest move over reductions in federal tobacco subsidies.

Reports on the protest made by farmer Dwight W. Watson in Washington on March 18, 2003 against reductions in federal subsidy to tobacco farmers.

Reports on the move of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to offer Margaret Tutwiler, spokeswoman and strategist under previous U.S. Republican presidents, a top public diplomacy position.

Reports on the number of unmarried couples in the U.S. in 2000.

Reports on the counterterror drill conducted at the headquarters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 7, 2003.

Deals with rumors on the appointment of Richard N. Haas, U.S. State Department's director of policy planning, as the president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Reports on the resignation of Janet Rehnquist from the U.S. Heath and Human Services Department as inspector general due to work-related pressure in March 2003.

Reports on the claim of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the decline of Colombia's coca cultivation in 2002.

Focuses on the efforts of the U.S. government to address human trafficking as of February 18, 2003.

Reports on the jury decision that former U.S. Air Force master sergeant Brian P. Regan, convicted in February 2003 of trying to sell secrets to Iraq and China, would not face the death penalty.

Reports on the announcement of Colombian rebels on February 24, 2003, that three captured U.S. government workers were prisoners of war in their campaign against the Columbian government.

Deals with the exemptions requested by the U.S. government for companies and trade groups that want to continue using a pesticide scheduled to be phased out by 2005 under a treaty to protect the ozone layer.

Reports on the views of U.S. Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), chairman of a House subcommittee on domestic security, on the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Reports on the decision of the United Nations to choose judges who will serve an International Criminal Court.

Focuses on the decision of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush to cancel the participation of Guatemala as an ally in the fight against drug trafficking due to corruption practices in the country.

Reports the proposal of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to U.S. President George W. Bush to exile Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to avoid war.

Reports on the move of the director of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. for a review of animal care procedure and appoint a new curator to oversee daily operation after deaths of several animals at the zoo.

Reveals that exposure to high levels of Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange is associated with an increased incidence of a form of leukemia according to a report from the Institute of Medicine in the U.S.

Focuses on the decision of the U.S. Commerce Department in January 2003 to delay imposing a rule that would relax the definition of dolphin safe tuna, under pressure from environmental and animal welfare groups.

Reports on the effort of James Loy, U.S. undersecretary of transportation for security, to block an effort to unionize federal screeners at airports as of January 10, 2003.

Focuses on the accusations made by two former U.S. government scientists that the government suppressed their research on stress in dolphin populations.

Reports on the ruling of the U.S. Commerce Department that foreign fleets' use of tuna nets does not harm dolphins.

Reports the airline passenger security screening program implemented by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on December 31, 2002.

Describes the personality of Admiral James M. Loy, the undersecretary for transportation and security of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Reports on the nomination by U.S. President George W. Bush of John W. Snow for secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and William H. Donaldson for chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Presents information on the cancellation of the volunteer recruitment service of the organization AmeriCorps in the U.S.

Reports on the plan of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the establishment of a commission that will reorganize the U.S. Postal Service.

Reports that the administration of United States president George W. Bush will repeal a rule that allows states to use unemployment insurance money to help people who take a leave from work to have or adopt babies.

Reports on the efforts of Saudi official Adel al-Jubeir to calm U.S. opinion toward Saudi Arabia as of December 2002.

Reports on the agreement of Germany to provide evidence against Zacarias Moussaoui, the only suspect in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Reports on the ruling issued by judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr., of the Washington Federal District Court in November 2002, allowing the Hawaii Right to Life anti-abortion group to broadcast political advertisements and mention candidates' names before special elections there on November 30, 2002 and January 4, 2003.

Reports on the claims of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush that the Saudi Arabian government cooperated in the investigation on the alleged payments made by Princess Haifa al-Faisal to some September 11, 2001 hijackers.

Reports on the criticisms on the proposal to change the pledge taken by members of AmeriCorps, a federally supported community service organization, to include references to God and defending the Constitution.

Reports news on politics focusing on educational and animal welfare initiatives in the U.S. as of November 2002.

Focuses on issues and initiatives considered by voters to decide for the U.S. election on November 5, 2002.

Reports on a series of initiatives and referendums that voters will face, including proposals on marijuana use, bilingual education and confinement of pregnant pigs, during the 2002 U.S. election.

Reports on the decline in the number of refugees admitted to the U.S. in 2002 due to security concerns stemming from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.