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The U.S. men's soccer team didn't make its debut in the 2006 World Cup as much as it endured it. In losing 3-0 to the Czech Republic, the Americans looked overmatched and outplayed. The Czechs, ranked No. 2 in the world ratings, moved the ball quickly through the American defense, scoring after just five minutes.

The president of the United Automobile Workers will have tough words for his membership, according to a report in Monday's New York Times. He plans to tell them that the U.S. automobile industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that will require sacrifices from auto workers. Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace.

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews It's All in the Game, by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander.

Thousands of Cuban Americans in South Florida await more news about Fidel Castro. U.S. authorities are preparing for a possible exodus of Cubans headed to Florida -- and Cuban Americans headed to their homeland.

The women's prison in Kadhmiya, a Shiite area in Baghdad, is one of three major prisons in Iraq that house several hundred female inmates. They've been convicted of crimes such as prostitution, murder and terrorism. Some are being held pending trial. Many say they've been abused and raped.

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European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana's visits Tehran, where he presents a package of incentives to the Iranian government intended to end the standoff over their nuclear program. Melissa Block talks with Karl Vick, foreign correspondent for The Washington Post.

In an address to the House Republican Conference on Thursday, President Bush urged GOP lawmakers to approve his proposed detainee interrogation policies, saying the new guidelines will help his administration fight terrorism.

A pair of 21-year-old twin Brazilian violinists are working their way out of poverty by playing classical music. Wagner and Walter Caldas grew up in a poor neighborhood near Rio de Janeiro. The brothers make their American debut this week, performing with their orchestra for the Brazil Foundation in New York City.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announces a proposal for all passenger cars and light trucks to be fitted with electronic stability control systems.