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NPR's A Martinez talks to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service's Joshua Flax about the role of mediators in contract standoffs following last-ditch talks between SAG-AFTRA and major studios.

In the Austin community of Travis Heights, a bird is dive-bombing mail carriers, and anyone else walking outside. A biologist says the hawk is likely defending its hatchlings.

Severe weather in the south central U.S. this week spawned a string of tornadoes that killed at least 50 people. Generally, spring and early summer are thought of as prime tornado season — but if the conditions are right, tornadoes don't pay attention to the calendar.

If John McCain is going to patch relations with conservative voters, one place to go might be Colorado, whose Republicans overwhelmingly chose Mitt Romney in the caucuses Tuesday. State GOP leaders appear ready to rally behind McCain, but winning over the rank-and-file will take some work.

4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, a new film about a young woman's illegal abortion in Ceausescu's Romania, won the top prize at Cannes and has just opened in the U.S. It's a fierce and unsentimental film; Terry Gross talks to Mungiu about growing up in a totalitarian state, and why he wanted to make the movie.

Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.) discusses the upcoming primaries in Washington, D.C., and neighboring Maryland and Virginia. The so-called Potomac primaries are set for Tuesday. Holmes-Norton also explains concerns about the role of superdelegates at the Democratic convention.

The Bush Administration is promoting another plan to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. It would expand voluntary efforts by major banks to modify loan terms for struggling borrowers. But housing advocates doubt the move will keep a large number of people in their homes.

The breakaway province of Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia this weekend. But the official separation can't take place until a new constitution has been approved by parliament. One of the biggest issues still being discussed is about guaranteeing the rights of ethnic minorities.

Barack Obama was in Wisconsin on Tuesday when he got news of his primary victories in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. Wisconsin votes in less than a week, and the Obama campaign is looking for a clean sweep of the February states.

Serbs in Kosovo rallied Monday to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence Sunday. President Bush, who is traveling this week in Africa, was first to recognize new independence, which is opposed by Russia. The move has prompted Serbia to recall its ambassador from Washington.