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Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports advocates for the poor have been successful so far in their lawsuit against New York City. They are charging that New York's welfare to work programs have been actively discouraging people from getting the welfare benefits that they are legally entitled to.

Pat Dowell reports on the new movie, City of God. It was filmed in the poorest slums of Brazil -- the favelas -- and used street children as its actors. The movie is giving the kids new visibility among Brazil's upper classes, and its makers began acting and filmmaking lessons in the favelas that are continuing past the film's completion.

Austin City Limits, the PBS music program, has presented the likes of Willie Nelson, Johnnie Cash, and Ray Charles since 1975. The show is now honored as a 2003 National Medal of Arts winner. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

Legal observers in the Oklahoma Bombing case are saying, true or not, a widely publicized report by the Dallas Morning News that Timothy McVeigh confided to his defense team that he bombed the Oklahoma City federal building will make it even harder to ensure that McVeigh receives a fair trial. NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver.

The New York City schools are poised to become the next big battleground over bilingual education. Schools Chancellor Harold Levy is scheduled to propose at a hearing tomorrow limits on the amount of time students can spend in bilingual programs. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

Ukrainian forces have retaken the southern city of Kherson. Workers are trying to restore basics such as power, water and phone services.

Missouri was the second Republican-led state to redraw its congressional map.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with San Francisco's city attorney, Dennis Herrera, about a federal judge's decision last night to block President Trump's attempt to withhold funding from sanctuary cities.

Taliban fighters stormed the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, marking the first time the group has captured a city since it was ousted in 2001. Journalist Mujib Mashal talks about the Taliban takeover.

Tim Gleason from Decatur has been named Bloomington’s next city manager.Gleason, 53, is currently the city manager in Decatur, where he’s worked for four…