Two Iraqi government ministers are assassinated in as many days, raising security questions for the new government. Meanwhile, a car bomb explodes near a U.S. military base, killing a dozen Iraqi police and civilians.
The award-winning artist reflects on his father's influence on his career.
Long-steeped in a Southern tradition of fried delights, the people of Arkansas are saying, "No more." The state is taking an honest look at its weight problem and coming up with innovative ways to cut the fat.
Web Extra:Tips on Family Diet, Exercise
Simon and Garfunkel made some of the most memorable music of the 1960s and '70s. They're back together on tour, performing old favorites and a new song, "Citizen of the Planet."
Web Extra: Extended Interview, Preview of a New Song
James Lee Burke made his name as a mystery writer with detective Dave Robicheaux... a character a lot like James Lee Burke. But Burke says his daughter Alafair started the family business when she was just a child.
Web Extra: The Authors Read from Their Books
J.J. Cale has written southern-style rock songs that later became hits for artists such as Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. Now he's releasing his first collection of new songs in eight years.
Web Extra: Hear Full Songs and Extra Interview Clips
Julian Crandall Hollick's audio pieces from India have been featured in recent weeks on Weekend Edition Sunday. Neal Jackson writes about traveling with Hollick on a trip to the source of the sacred Ganges River.
Web Extra: Photo Gallery: Trek to Gangotri
Babs Reynolds fled to the frigid, remote town of Whittier, Alaska, to escape a violent ex-husband. Twenty-five harsh winters later, she never expects to leave -- even though her ex-husband has since died.
The French chanson is making a comeback. Inspired by legendary performers such as Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, a new generation of singer-songwriters finds commercial success with an old style. Web Extra: Samples of the New French Songs
Former President Reagan's state funeral is being held at the Washington National Cathedral, which towers over the nation's capital. The bishop who heads the cathedral calls it the "national house of prayer." Web Extra: National Cathedral Photos, Facts
If you think your dog understands you, scientists say you may be right. New research shows that some dogs have a remarkable capacity to comprehend human speech. Web Extra: Video of Rico Learning a New Word
Silt clogging up the bottom of the Illinois River is being shipped 160 miles away to Chicago, where it will become topsoil for a new park being built on the site of an old steel mill. Web Extra: Photos of the Transformation Process
A fragile peace deal allows commerce to resume along parts of the Congo River, but daily life in Africa's third-largest country has improved only slightly. Second in a series by NPR's Jason Beaubien. Web Extra: Photos of Life Along the Congo
by Juan Williams
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