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Two new congressional reports criticizing the national effort to prevent cargo containers from being used by terrorists will be released Thursday. Members of Congress and outside experts say too many security gaps in the container-shipping industry remain, including lack of enforcement of existing security programs.

The Senate confirms Priscilla Owen to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by a vote of 55-43, ending a four-year struggle. A compromise worked out by a bipartisan group of 14 senators resulted in a process by which at least three Bush court nominees will receive an up or down vote, starting with Owen.

The Pew Hispanic Center reports there are more than 10 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. This population is spreading out from the states with traditionally high immigrant populations. A community in Kansas illustrates the report's findings.

Jack Coughlin, a gunnery sergeant in the Marines, is the author of the new book Shooter: The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper. He grew up in a wealthy Boston suburb and joined the Marines at age 19, spending the next 20 years behind the scope of a long-range rifle as a sniper. He has more than 60 confirmed kills, 38 of which took place during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Team America Rocketry Challenge is a contest organized by the aerospace industry to lure young people -- especially girls -- to a career in space science. Nearly 10,000 students entered this year's challenge. We profile the one all-girl team that made the finals.

Michele Norris talks with Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah about the fight over President Bush's judicial nominees. Sen. Hatch is hopeful that a showdown over these nominees can be averted. But he maintains that any compromise must allow each nomination to be put before the full Senate.

Tom Bullock reports on how U.S. troops in Iraq try to locate and disarm IEDs before they explode.

The Zimbabwean government's campaign to wipe out shantytowns has left an estimated 200,000 people homeless. President Robert Mugabe says the three-week-old operation is a "cleanup" designed to restore the country's "sanity." Critics say it's intended to punish city dwellers for opposing Mugabe and have launched a two-day strike.

Melissa Block talks with reporters Anthony Shadid and Steve Fainaru of The Washington Post about their article describing the three days they spent traveling with Iraqi and American soldiers in northern Iraq. Fainaru traveled with the Americans and Shadid with the Iraqis. They described the fear, mistrust and resentment existing in both groups.

Commentator Frank Deford remembers George Mikan, the first great big man in professional basketball.