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As U.S. forces seek out the last remaining pockets of resistance in Fallujah, insurgents in Mosul, Baqouba and other Sunni Muslim towns and cities are back on the offensive. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Independent filmmaker John Sayles' latest picture, about an election campaign in a Midwestern state, is called Silver City. NPR's Bob Mondello says it's a political lampoon in which similarities to real campaigns and campaigners are entirely intentional.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to have annexed the city last Friday.

In Los Angeles, the county board and city council have long been dominated by homeowners. But most residents rent.

The rules that dictate what can be built and where were often meant to be exclusionary, experts say. With homes too few and rents too high, many cities are loosening rules to encourage more housing.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani defends the actions of city personnel who responded to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Testifying before the Sept. 11 Commission, Giuliani said the time for blame has passed. His remarks drew heckles from the audience, which earlier heard a report that shortcomings in the city's communications raised the disaster's death toll.

An environmental group is holding a vegetarian festival on Earth Day. But members of the German city's council want the group to serve local meat at the event.

Adhering to recommendation from the Illinois Departement of Public Health, Peoria will temporarily close its offices to the public starting Wednesday.

Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says 28-year-old Donald Allen of Peoria was the man killed in a shooting Saturday night on the city's South Side.

Plaques anonymously placed on park benches in Calgary were removed by the city. But after public outcry, the plaques with fake fun facts are being returned.