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Growing up the child of a white military dad and Filipino mom brought with it a lot of pain that fueled Koy's comedy.

Jennie Erdal was the ghostwriter bheind several best-selling novels published under the name of her boss, a well-known British publisher and businessman. She explores the complex nature of creativity and anonymity in a new book: Ghosting: A Double Life.

The world's first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico in 1945, where hundreds of locals are still facing fallout from the test. Many are also fighting for compensation from the federal government.

Inflation falls to its lowest level in more than three years. A new round of talks to end the war in Gaza is set to begin in Doha. There’s some violence on the streets in the Bangladeshi capital.

NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg presents the second installment in her series on Great Cities. Today, a look at Chicago, rated by Money magazine to be America's most livable city in the Midwest. Susan finds out why one native, 14-year-old Eve Ewing, likes her city so much. For more on the city, check out the Money magazine Web site. And be sure to check out the Utne Reader's Web site for the article -- 'The 10 Most Underrated Towns in America.' (6:56 -

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said famine is happening in Gaza City and could spread to other cities in the south by the end of next month.

Duggan led the city through its bankruptcy and the economic recovery, helping to bring in private donors and philanthropy to aid in the city's turnaround.

Sue McLaughlin will fill a vacancy left by Jeff Jurgens, who moved up to city manager in May. McLaughlin served as assistant city manager in Bloomington a decade ago, and was most recently city manager in Farmer City.

Six months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is a city of revelry --- and a city of despair. A city where some neighborhoods are up and running, and others are a wasteland. A city where some have found a new calling, and some can no longer cope. Robert Siegel and Michele Norris report from New Orleans.

Rachel Martin talks to Mario Gisbert, city manager of Panama City Beach, Fla., which was not hit as badly as Panama City, and to Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center.