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But Libyan loyalists retaliated in counteroffensives across the capital as Moammar Gadhafi vowed to fight on "until victory or martyrdom" and called on Libyans to free Tripoli from the "devils and traitors" who have overrun it.

People are planning their retirement based on historical life expectancies that are much younger than the current trend. In the second story of our multimedia series, we look at people who live longer than what they planned for.

If Moammar Gadhafi has indeed lost power, the U.S. and European nations are prepared to give new Libyan leaders access to Libyan government accounts that have been frozen. But sorting out individual assets that were controlled by Gadhafi and his family will take some doing.

While many hoped Barack Obama's presidency would usher in a post-racial period in America, Randall Kennedy says the reality hasn't lived up to that expectation. In The Persistence of the Color Line, Kennedy explores the racial issues still at play in the presidency and throughout the country.

New research out of the University of California, Los Angeles shows that the majority of Californians are unprepared to support themselves after retirement, especially when it comes to the cost of healthcare.

Blacks are losing their homes at a fast pace, pushing the wealth gap between whites and blacks to its widest margin in decades. Prince George's County, Md., embodies the trend, with a large black middle class — and nearly 40 percent of the state's foreclosures.

Libyan rebels raised the opposition flag over Moammar Gadhafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound, as signs began to emerge that an outright victory against government forces was only a matter of time. Gadhafi told a TV channel his withdrawal was "tactical" and vowed to resist the "aggression with all strength."

Fresh fighting erupted in Tripoli on Tuesday hours after Moammar Gadhafi's son turned up free to thwart Libyan rebel claims he had been captured.

The state's most dangerous convicts sometimes find themselves spending years in isolation at the Pelican Bay prison. Prison officials say it's the only way to safely house the worst of the worst. But faced with massive overcrowding and unrest, California is considering making changes to how it handles its toughest prisoners.

The Syrian city of Hama has been a center of anti-government protests. It was recently the site of what activists are calling the Ramadan massacre, in which 100 protesters were reportedly killed. NPR's Kelly McEvers was part of a government-sponsored tour.