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The funding will go to almost 30 projects along the lines connecting cities such as Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

A new truce has been announced that may end the U.S. siege of Fallujah. Marine commanders say their forces will pull back, and an Iraqi unit led by one of Saddam Hussein's former generals will take over the city. Clashes between the Marines and insurgents were reported soon after the plan was announced. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Philip Reeves.

There's a lot of New York City in the new Vampire Weekend Album. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Ezra Koenig, lead singer/songwriter of the band, about their latest, "Only God Was Above Us."

The event became an institution through the 1980s before devolving into a dangerous free-for-all that led the city and state to crack down to stop sexual assaults and rioting.

D.C. was granted home rule 50 years ago, meaning district residents gained the right to vote for their mayor and city council members. But residents don't have a vote on Capitol Hill and Congress can overturn local DC laws.

The Twin City Tiger Youth Football Facebook page confirmed a shooting incident at a game on Saturday. No injuries have been reported. Normal Police are investigating.

A 29 pound carp is campaigning as a write-in candidate for the City Council in Ann Arbor. The fish tweets: "since I have no actual feet, I don't have to stand for anything."

This week some parents reached a $2 million settlement with the city of Uvalde, and several other lawsuits are going forward.

The hotter-than-usual temperatures in Holland, Mich., this spring brought tens of thousands of the cities tulips into bloom early. Many of the flowers are gone, leaving behind rows of stems.

During a delay, a flight attendant on a US Airways flight asked the group called the Port City Sound to keep passengers from going stir crazy.