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Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, a former special operations commander, took charge of nearly 90,000 U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan this week to lead the Obama administration's new strategy against the Taliban insurgency. He sat down for an interview with NPR's Tom Bowman.

The killings of an abortion provider, an Army recruiter and a guard at the Holocaust Museum provide sobering reminders of extremist sentiments in the nation's dark corners. Some blame vitriolic speech for helping stoke those sentiments; others warn that suppressing it would be worse.

Egypt is taking a more aggressive role in stopping the flow of arms smuggled into the Gaza Strip and destined for Hamas, the militant Palestinian group that controls the territory. But the smugglers' tunnels are also an important funnel for food and other supplies, and halting the trade is difficult.

President Barack Obama introduced a plan to overhaul the country's financial regulatory system earlier this week. What are the specifics of the president's financial regulation plan, and who's already lining up in opposition?

If San Diego wants to expand its convention center, it will likely cost at least $52.5 million a year in new taxes and fees over the next 30 years. Is an expansion of the convention center worth the $780 million price tag? And, with the proposals to build a new city hall and downtown library also in the works, which project should be a priority?

There's going to be a new Sheriff in town, and not everyone is happy about it. We discuss the timing of outgoing Sheriff Bill Kolender's retirement, and the politics behind the appointment of new sheriff Bill Gore.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls the vote a "definitive victory" for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and warns protesters to halt massive demonstrations. The speech creates a stark choice for opposition backers: Drop demands for a new vote, or protest again in blatant defiance.

Analysts say the speech Friday by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei could be an effort to divide the opposition and defuse any future confrontations. But they also warned that a major showdown between government forces and protesters in the streets of Tehran could be inevitable..

The summer may be for vacations and trips to the beach, but you'll likely want a good book to accompany you. We'll talk with two local experts who spend their working days reading. They'll give us their picks for the best reads of the summer.

Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets in Tehran on Thursday, nearly a week after a disputed election returned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power in what officials said was a landslide victory over his reformist rival.