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The bartenders, waiters and busboys who once worked at the World Trade Center's Windows on the World restaurant are realizing a dream and opening their own restaurant, Colors, in lower Manhattan. Colors opened Thursday night.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a plan that would give the nearly 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States a path to citizenship. The debate now moves to the full Senate. NPR's Jennifer Ludden helps explain the politics and policies involved.

Ayesha Rascoe talks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul about Saturday's mass shooting that killed 10 people and injured three at a grocery store in Buffalo.

The person in charge of improving the U.S. image abroad is not expecting it to get much better soon. Karen Hughes says her efforts are part of a "long-term program."

A plan to replace a Biloxi, Miss., bridge heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina with a bigger version is sparking a debate over how the Gulf Coast should be rebuilt.

The past few days have seen protests around the country in opposition to proposed federal immigration legislation. Renee Montagne speaks with Felipe Aguirre, the vice mayor of one Southern California town that has declared itself a sanctuary for illegal immigrants.

Business and labor groups are weighing in on proposed immigration legislation. The Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO are both against certain provisions in the bill. But agri-business interests are backing the proposals.

Colin Freeman, a reporter for the Sunday Telegraph in London, says Jill Carroll had harbored dreams of being a foreign correspondent, which is why she went to Iraq to report on the war as a freelancer. Freeman knew Carroll in Iraq and says she was able to blend in better than many other Western reporters.

It's World War II, the Germans are bombing London and the widowed Mrs. Laura Henderson opens The Windmill Theater, a burlesque club. That's the gist of Dame Judi Dench's latest film, the quirky Mrs. Henderson Presents.

Marine Sgt. Daniel Price reflects how he balanced his time between fellow Marines and family before redeployment to Iraq. This piece is part of our Youth Radio series, "Reflections on Return."