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Two goldfish have been living in a bowl of Los Angeles River water at the offices of The Los Angeles Times for nearly two weeks, part of an experiment to see just how dirty the river water is since city officials have announced a plan to clean it up. The fishes' every move is monitored by a Web-linked camera.

Forty years ago, Charles Faurot traveled from New York City to southwestern Virginia looking for older traditional banjo players to record for a tiny country music record label. The historic Clawhammer Banjo recordings have been reissued on CD.

New York City officials release thousands of pages of oral histories collected from emergency responders in the days after the Sept. 11 attacks. Also released were radio transmissions between 911 dispatchers and fire crews, visceral reminders of the confusion and horror of that day.

A photographic exhibit on display in Tel Aviv depicts what life is like for Israeli troops in the divided West Bank city of Hebron. The soldiers behind the exhibit hope the raw look at the military's behavior will shake up complacency among the Israeli public. NPR's Julie McCarthy reports.

Women in Iraq's cities have made strides in education and civil rights since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But rural women still struggle with illiteracy, poverty and confining traditions. They rarely leave their villages. Now the outside world is creeping into their lives via satellite TV. But shows like Oprah -- a favorite -- also underscore the problems facing rural women and the paucity of solutions to those problems. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

In the wake of coordinated attacks in five cities that killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more, Iraq's interim prime minister vows to "crush" insurgents and protect the Iraqi people. In Baghdad, security is stepped up, as U.S. officials warn of increased attacks as the June 30 transfer of power to the Iraqis approaches. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

Danny Perasa proposed to Annie, his future wife, on their first date 27 years ago, and she accepted. The Brooklyn couple's story is the latest from StoryCorps, a project that records oral histories at New York City's Grand Central Terminal.

A ceremony in New York City commemorates the placement of a 20-ton granite cornerstone at the site of the destroyed World Trade Center towers. The stone is part of the replacement skyscraper called the Freedom Tower. We hear from John Foy, who attended today's ceremony and whose mother-in-law died in the attacks.

Four other firefighters and an inspector with the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections had been rescued from the rubble and were in stable condition at hospitals.

The "King of Rock and Soul" is back. In the 1960s, Solomon Burke scored hits with "Cry to Me," "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," and "Got to Get you Off My Mind," among many others. His new album features songs written specifically for him by such fans as Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits. And today is "Solomon Burke Day" in Philadelphia, the city where he was born. Joel Rose has the story. The new CD is Don't Give Up On Me.