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Israel's Assault Will Continue, Olmert Says

An ongoing air assault on Gaza is only the beginning of an operation to shut down Hamas and halt rocket attacks from the territory, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says.

Bettye LaVette Re-Imagines 'The British Rock Songbook'

The soul singer has performed on Broadway, been nominated for a Grammy and sung for President Obama. On her latest album, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook, LaVette tackles songs by the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Elton John.

Cars entering the U.S. pass a welcome sign at the border crossing between the U.S. and Canada, in Blaine, Wash.

Tourists At The Border: Should Mental Illness Halt U.S. Entry?

The headline was enough to infuriate any privacy-loving North American.

In the seventh season of the public television series, "Mexico - One Plate At A Time With Rick Bayless," the beloved chef, restaurateur, author, teacher and culinary adventurer Rick Bayless embarks on his greatest food adventure to date: an insider's tour of Mexico City, a food metropolis bursting with traditional foods and flavors and cutting-edge eateries.

Mexico - One Plate At A Time With Rick Bayless: Triple Torta-Thon

Airs Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

The World's Options For Aid In Somalia

International leaders met last week to address the piracy, famine and terrorism in Somalia. Many previous attempts by the international community to intervene have failed. Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau Chief for The New York Times, discusses the world's options.

San Diego Bay Restoration Project Gets Stimulus Money

California Recovery Task Force Director Cynthia Bryant says the state is getting $31 million in federal stimulus funds for nine coastal restoration projects.

Opponents of Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement law protest outside the state capitol building in Phoenix last April. Arizona officials recognize both the need for a new tone and the fact that such efforts could prove short-lived in a state where politics have grown more polarized in recent years.

An End To Politics As Usual In Arizona — For Now

There's widespread agreement among state politicians that they need to take more care with their rhetoric in the wake of Saturday's shootings. But there are also questions about how long gentler tones will predominate in a state where politics have grown more polarized — and far more heated — in recent years.

What's Changed In Egypt Since Morsi Took Office

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has already made his mark on the country with controversial decisions regarding domestic policy and international diplomacy. NPR foreign correspondent Leila Fadel and Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations talk about the first months of Morsi's presidency.

Members of a British search-and-rescue team carry a body removed from a destroyed house in Kamaishi, Japan. The official death toll climbed above 5,300 on Thursday.

Food, Gas Shortages Amid Relief Efforts In Japan

The death toll officially climbed above 5,300 Thursday in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan almost a week ago. Amid deepening nuclear, humanitarian and economic crises, the U.S. authorized the first evacuations of its citizens out of Japan.

Before issuing a statement to the press shortly after 8 p.m. the day of the shooting, Vice President George H.W. Bush conferred with top Reagan administration advisers.

Revisiting The Reagan Shooting In 'Rawhide Down'

In Rawhide Down, journalist Del Quentin Wilber offers new information about the March 1981 day that President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, D.C. Wilber and Jerry Parr, the head of Reagan's Secret Service detail at the time of the shooting, speak with NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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