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No fruit announces spring like strawberries. Clotilde Dusoulier suggests a strawberry clafoutis as a way to welcome the fruit. It's the epitome of the French grandmotherly dessert: unpretentious, easy to make, and blissfully comforting.

Nigeria will no longer protect former Liberian President Charles Taylor, paving the way for a war-crimes trial. Taylor was in exile in Nigeria. David Crane, former prosecutor for the International War Crimes Tribunal for West Africa, offers his insights on the case.

Amid growing calls for a White House shakeup and concerns about low poll ratings, President Bush announces that Joshua Bolten will replace Andrew Card as White House Chief of Staff. Bolten is the current Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Heavy rains have swamped many parts of New England. Downtown Peabody, Mass., is flooded; business owners can't get in to assess the damage, and dozens of residents have been evacuated to the local high school. The area's flooding is the worst since the 1930s.

Mexican President Vicente Fox, called President Bush over the weekend to express concern about what he fears are plans to "militarize" the border. He reportedly was reassured that the military support would be administrative. However, interest is high in Mexico about Bush’s scheduled speech to discuss his plan to send thousands of National Guard troops to the border.

In the area around Tucson, Ariz., the border has become much more militarized in recent years, with checkpoints, fences, and many more Border Patrol agents. A few members of the National Guard are there as well, but so far, they've played a minor role.

President Bush tells the nation in televised Oval Office speech on illegal immigration that "America can be a lawful society, and a welcoming society." The president plans to send 6,000 troops to help tighten the U.S.-Mexico border. But he also called again for a guest-worker program.

Researchers have confirmed that cooking meat too long over a dry, intense heat creates small amounts of cancer-causing chemicals. Unfortunately, that's just the sort of flavor-enhancing fire you get on a backyard barbecue. What's a summer chef to do?

Lawyers for former Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling make their closing arguments today. Yesterday, it was the prosecution's turn to sum up their case. The prosecution did not hesitate to reiterate their view of the former Enron managers as criminals attempting to escape responsibility for their actions.

The runoff election to decide the New Orleans mayor's race is scheduled for Saturday. Farai Chideya talks with Cheryl Corley about how residents of the city view the upcoming vote between incumbent Ray Nagin and his challenger, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu.