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A recent report on the rise of young black males being killed in the U.S. continues to raise concern among youth, parents and community leaders. Some say the findings reflect a much larger problem, the failure of society on many levels. A roundtable of people directly affected by violence, including two moms whose sons were killed, share their perspective on the crisis.

Plans are under way to deploy at least 20,000 more American troops to Afghanistan next year. Senior officials are deciding where and how to use the additional troops, while the government is finishing three strategy reviews of the conflict there.

You may know the work of Sooni Taraporevala from the big screen — she wrote the screenplays for Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala, each of which won awards. But when she's not writing, Taraporevala enjoys taking photographs. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim majority country, and it has become Southeast Asia's most vibrant and healthy democracy. That might sound incredible to those who remember Indonesia as a police state run by the dictator Suharto. And despite problems such as terrorist bombings and the tsunami four years ago, Indonesia is clearly at the head of the democratic class.

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President Bush on Monday praised congressional leaders for their bipartisan cooperation in revising the $700 billion bank rescue plan and said he is confident the bill will help stabilize the nation's ailing economy. In an early morning address at the White House, the president urged Congress to pass the plan quickly.

Across Texas, the Red Cross has opened shelters to help people whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Ike. About 42,000 people slept in the shelters Saturday, and many are still using the cots lined up in gymnasiums, schools and churches — like one in Brazoria, a small town about an hour south of Houston.

Closing arguments were to begin Monday in the trial of Salim Hamdan, one of Osama bin Laden's drivers. The defense says he was not essential to al-Qaida, while the prosecution claims he was one of bin Laden's co-conspirators and that he provided material support for terrorism.

Pressure to send more troops into Afghanistan presents military planners with a logistical challenge. Factor in training and recovery time — and a "surge" in Afghanistan isn't likely until the spring of 2009.

Nelson Mandela, one of the world's most revered elder statesmen, turned 90 on Friday. South Africa's first democratically elected leader spent decades in prison and dedicated his life to the anti-apartheid struggle.