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In a typical flu season, more than 40 percent of school-age kids get the flu. But health officials are trying to get the vaccine to Americans over age 50. New findings suggest children should be vaccinated first to reduce the spread of flu to older adults. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

Major league baseball players urge their union leaders to agree to tougher steroid testing. The announcement was made in Phoenix where the players association is meeting amid a storm of allegations that some of baseball's most prominent stars used performance-enhancing drugs. Hear NPR's Tom Goldman and NPR's Renee Montagne.

An attack on a U.S. military base in Mosul takes a high toll. NPR's Michele Norris gets a firsthand account from Jeremy Redmon, a reporter with the Richmond Times-Dispatch who is embedded with the 276th Engineer Battalion, a Virginia National Guard unit stationed at the base.

President Bush expresses continued faith in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and offers a hopeful outlook on Iraq, despite some setbacks. Bush made the comments in his year-end news conference. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Japan's foreign minister leaves China after meetings about the violent anti-Japanese protests over the last three weeks. Neither side appeared conciliatory, amid disputes over Japanese textbooks' portrayal of Japan's role in World War II and Japan's application for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.

Car bomb attacks in Najaf and Karbala killed more than 60 people Sunday, the worst one-day toll since July. In Baghdad, more than 30 gunmen ambushed and executed three election commission workers. Anthony Shadid of the Washington Post discusses the violence with NPR's Renee Montagne.

In Florida, state and federal officials struggle to bring order out of the chaos left by Hurricane Charley. Some 1 million residents are without power and thousands are homeless, three days after the storm cut a path across Central Florida. Temporary housing is being erected to help those without shelter. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports.

The U.S. Census Bureau releases new data that shows the number of Americans living in poverty rose last year by 1.3 million people. The number of people without health insurance also rose, according to the report. Hear NPR's Kathleen Schalch.

Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr hands over control of the shrine of the Imam Ali in Najaf and orders his militia to disarm. Thousands of Iraqis flock to the holy shrine, celebrating a cease-fire deal that ends three weeks of fighting. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

U.S. gymnast Carly Patterson, 16, nails a stunning routine on the balance beam and turns in a perfect floor exercise to become the first American to win the women's all-around Olympic gymnastics title in 20 years. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Christine Brennan of USA Today.