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A controversy over school integration in San Francisco has spurred the city's normally apolitical Asian-American community to action. As Holly Kernan reports for All Things Considered, the issue shows just how powerful this constituency has become in California.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Central Command in Kuwait on the latest developments in Iraq. He tells NPR's Melissa Block about the apparent U.S. strategy for taking control of Baghdad, with the Army in the west and the Marines in the east. In the south, British officials say they control the city of Basra, but there is widespread looting.

U.S. special forces troops and Kurdish fighters enter Mosul after the Iraqi army abandons the northern city. Widespread looting and celebrations are now under way. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the events of the day in the Iraqi capital. U.S. Marines swept into the heart of the city from the east, meeting little resistance as they linked up with Army units that had entered western Baghdad earlier in the week.

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with author John Burdett about his new book, Bangkok 8. It's an unusual detective mystery involving "the only honest cop in Bangkok," and evokes the sights and sounds of the Thai city.

Musicians in Boston are irate over a plan to ban amplification of instruments in the city's subway system. Transit officials says the plan is a necessary security measure. Sean Cole reports.

Throughout Republican Rudolph Giuliani's campaign for the presidency, the former New York City mayor ignored advice that he himself offered in a 2004 book on leadership.

One of Pittsburgh's nicknames is "City of Bridges," referring to its many river-spanning structures. All of the answers in this final round are three-word phrases with the word "of" in the middle.

The Chicago Blues Festival will include a celebration of the city's independent blues record label, Alligator Records, and a tribute to guitarist Otis…

If you say you're from Dallas when you're really from Arlington, we've got a game for you. Jonathan Coulton sings songs about cities living in the shadow of nearby metropolises.