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Briefing reporters in Fallujah, Lt. Gen. John Sattler says fighting in the city has stopped, though many houses need to be cleared of booby traps. He denies there were heavy civilian casualties in the city and says so far there is no humanitarian crisis there. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Residents of the Iraqi city of Fallujah have still not been able to return to their homes, more than a month after U.S. forces seized control of the city. But unexpected resistance from remaining insurgents is hindering resettlement. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Tijuana has been known for bullfights and beer, but the Mexican border city also has a growing opera community. Recitals and lectures are frequent, Tijuana natives are studying and performing in opera's European citadels, and the city now has its first opera company. Sam Quinones reports.

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner says he can see why Springfield's mayor is saying he wants people who get a city check to live in the city. Nearly a third…

The Bloomington City Council will consider looking into improving traffic flow throughout the city. One system helps emergency vehicles, snow plows, and…

where the city is banking on a new high-tech traffic management system to help ease the Olympian sized strain that's expected to be put on the city's roadways for the next few weeks. Atlanta officials hope a network of highway cameras and computers will help manage the traffic swell.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports that this morning's commute went smoother than expected. Today was the first day the city tested out their traffic plan, and the city's notorious freeways weren't too bad. MARTA, the mass transit system had some commuters grumbling, but the crowds didn't approach the gargantuan size of those over the weekend th clogged the subway system.

NPR's David Welna reports from Mexico City that historical tensions between the Catholic Church and the Mexican government have flared anew in the wake of a homily by the archbishop of Mexico City in which he asserted the church's right to speak out against government corruption and human right's abuses.

the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago over Meigs Field, a small airport located along Lake Michigan. Under the compromise announced yesterday, the State will continue to operate the airport for five years, after which the City will be allowed to use the land for whatever purpose it wants.

The city of Youngstown, Ohio has an unusually long history with organized crime. Julie Grant from member station WKSU reports that city leaders are going to great lengths latest attempt to fight the problem, literally. They've turned to Palermo, Italy to learn strategies for beating the mob.