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Some of the NBA's hottest teams missed the cut for this year's playoffs. And to what lengths will Cuban athletes go for a chance to play in the MLB? ESPN.com's Howard Bryant tells NPR's Wade Goodwyn.

Vivian Salama of the Associated Press joins Melissa Block to talk about the latest developments in Iraq — including a power struggle in Baghdad and the U.S. response to dangers facing Kurdish and Yazidi peoples.

Also: French magazine ordered not to republish or distribute topless photos of Kate Middleton; Chicago teachers' union to vote on contract; 132 inmates escape Mexican prison near border with Texas.

Also: Immigration bill to be unveiled soon; Dish bids $25.5 billion for Sprint; a nice guy finishes first at the Masters; and it's tax day.

Also: U.N. envoy calls for transitional government in Syria; former President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized; and talks to avoid an East Coast port strike resume.

Also: The FBI identifies the gunman and victim in the deadly shooting at a Texas VA clinic; brutal wind chills blanket the eastern U.S.; and a Senate panel will review a Keystone pipeline bill.

Also: Oil workers are on strike at nine U.S. oil facilities; a large-scale trial of an Ebola vaccine begins in Liberia today; and two rare bronze statutes are identified as Michelangelo's work.

Also: President Obama attends Republic Day celebrations in India; the sons of former Egyptian leader Mubarek are released from prison; and Miss Colombia is the new Miss Universe.

Also: A federal judge won't overturn his stay on President Obama's immigration action; forecasters are predicting dangerous Midwestern weather; and fix your busted gadget for free at a Repair Fair.

Also: Search for more murder victims ends in Cleveland; earthquakes kill dozens in China; torrential rains flood Phoenix; Pope Francis heads to Brazil; Phil Mickelson wins the British Open.