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As U.S. forces finalize their exit from Afghanistan, the Taliban are turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside.

Following New York City's move to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with professor Hiroshi Motomura about the history of immigrant voting rights in the U.S.

How will our lives change if gas prices continue to rise? Don Gonyea and Robert Cervero, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California Berkeley, peer into the future.

The city of Waveland, Miss., lost all but one of its municipal vehicles in Hurricane Katrina. Neighboring states have donated police cruisers to help local officials get back on the road. Meanwhile, residents are lining up for permits to rebuild their lost homes.

Cara Black's crime novels explore the gritty underbelly of the City of Light, neighborhood by neighborhood. She draws on a longtime network of contacts — including private detectives and police officers — for inspiration.

Atlanta's Mercy Care plans to foot the bill for 10 apartments, with the idea that good health begins with a decent place to live. It's one of several health and hospital systems investing in housing.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stephen Allen, who is leading a USAID team on the ground in Turkey as part of the search and rescue effort.

An unprecedented recent court filing from the Justice Department could have dramatic implications for the representation of indigent defendants. The department argues that the fix for broken public defender systems could include a court-appointed monitor.

Egan began researching her new novel years before she published A Visit From The Goon Squad. It follows a girl who becomes the Brooklyn Navy Yard's first female deep-sea diver during World War II.

Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station late Wednesday in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital, Mumbai. More than 100 people were killed. Police also say the attackers took Westerners hostage. NPR's Philip Reeves talks with Steve Inskeep about the attacks.