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Ed Gordon talks with Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican, about his bid to become the Buckeye State's first African-American governor.

The United Nations had viewed its 1999 intervention in East Timor as a success. That intervention allowed the installation of a democratically elected government in the tiny country. Recent violence has people questioning their assumptions about the intervention.

San Diego's embattled city attorney Mike Aguirre accuses his legal opponents of using assault tactics to defeat his case that pension benefits were illegally granted. KPBS reporter Alison St John ha

As Zimbabwe's economy collapses under 1,000 percent inflation, many of the people uprooted by a slum-clearance campaign last year remain homeless and unemployed. Human-rights activists in the Southern African nation say the country is on the verge of social upheaval.

My baby's cry, sharp and angry, interrupted my sleep a couple of months ago. It was the eve of spring and although it wasn't yet 6 a.m. the sky was lightening in anticipation of the longer days. I sat up fast in bed as her cries escalated and she wailed on hard and loud letting me know this would not pass and sleep was over. The rest of the family was sleeping and I knew it would be hard to keep her quiet so I gave her a bottle, grabbed my sweatpants and tennis shoes and put her in the stroller bundled in a warm blanket.

The End of the Innocence

Security forces bring an enforced calm to Kabul a day after a deadly traffic accident involving U.S. troops in Afghanistan sparked riots. At least 11 people died as protesters looted shops and shouted "death to America!" Steve Inskeep talks to New York Times reporter Carlotta Gall in Kabul.

On this Memorial Day, many people will be remembering their loved ones who died in the line of duty. On the web, there is a special site to post remembrances of friends and family who died in the Viet

Pope Benedict XVI led an outdoor mass in Krakow, Poland, Sunday morning, addressing a crowd estimated at 900,000. Later he moves to the site of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, where he is expected to stress his commitment to improving relations with Jews and fighting anti-Semitism.

Police at the U.S. Capitol investigate reports that gunfire was heard at the garage level of the Rayburn House Office Building. So far there is no confirmation of any shootings. Capitol buildings are sealed.