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The Chiefs play New England for a ticket to the Super Bowl. A Kansas City amusement park has altered the name of its roller coaster The Patriot to The Patrick in honor of Chiefs' QB Patrick Mahomes.

Still, gunfire and explosions resounded as soldiers tried to clear what the government claims is the last pocket of resistance in Marawi City. A military spokesman said some 30 militants remained.

The valuation of properties and community growth may result in Bloomington's property tax rate going down, according to City Manager Tim Gleason.

Bloomington is dropping the proposed licensing fees that massage establishments would have to pay to operate in the city. City staff had proposed a $250 annual fee to cover the cost of investigating the businesses to address concerns about sex trafficking.

Host Lisa Simeone talks with NPR's Gerry Hadden about the end of the Zapatistas' trek to the capital to push for legislation that will guarantee the rights of indigenous people.

A bombing in the northern city of Beiji that targeted a U.S. convoy kills several Iraqis, as fighting continues in Fallujah. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Alissa Rubin of the Los Angeles Times.

Andy Garcia produced, directed and stars in The Lost City. He even wrote the music. The film is based on a screenplay by the late novelist Guillermo Cabrera-Infante. It's set in 1950s Havana on the brink of the Cuban revolution.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is featuring a broad survey of art made by artists who called themselves surrealists -- and by many who didn't. David D'Arcy reports that the art movement itself defied rigid definitions, but curators keep trying.

Car bombs explode in Iraq's Shiite holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, claiming dozens of lives. In Baghdad, after three election workers were publicly shot, the gunmen escaped the scene. Hear NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro.

In 1978, New Jersey legalized gambling and the seaside resort town of Atlantic City took off. In the first of two reports -- the second airs Sunday -- NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on how gambling has changed the world-famous boardwalk.