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Iraqi military officials in Baghdad promise more suicide attacks against U.S.-led forces, following Saturday's car bombing that killed four U.S. soldiers near the Iraqi city of Najaf. Iraq says it has given the equivalent of more than $30,000 to the family of the man who carried out the suicide attack. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to reporter John Laurence.

In the last five years, the sock industry has exploded in Honduras, thanks to duty-free sock exports to the U.S. That duty-free status may end soon, dashing the dreams of one young Honduran to be her country's first female sock-knitting machine technician.

And Cody doesn't hold back. She delivers a teen comedy that's smart, funny and thoroughly winning. One of the biggest surprises is the close relationship Juno has with her parents.

A measure introduced by California Senator Dianne Feinstein designed to curb the spread of methamphetamine has been put off until next year. The bill had been attached to the Patriot Act, but was remo

As the Senate enters the second week of its latest debate on the Iraq war, Republican Sens. Richard Lugar and John Warner introduce an amendment that would require the Bush administration to find an exit strategy for Iraq and present its plan to Congress by mid-October.

A letter from a hostage held by Colombian Marxist guerrillas has brought renewed attention to the country's kidnapping epidemic. Noted author and politician Ingrid Betancourt, held by the rebels since 2002, wrote the anguished 12-page letter to her mother.

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The Jewish community finds itself uniquely affected by two of the biggest stories currently making the news — the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, and the deadly conflict in Gaza. Author and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, says even with violence overseas and the sting of the Madoff scandal, hope can be realized.

California legislative leaders reached an agreement to close the state's $26.3 billion budget gap earlier this week. How will the budget deal impact city and county governments in the state? And, will the new budget deal create any long-term changes in California government?

Body of War opens with Tomas Young, a 25-year-old Iraqi war vet and paraplegic. He signed up to fight terrorism in the days after 9/11 and thought he…