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Gillo Pontecorvo's 1965 film The Battle of Algiers portrays the urban warfare between Algerians and the French troops occupying their country. The film's raw presentation of a ruthless conflict just years after it occurred left audiences enthralled. The film is now being re-released -- and to some, it conveys a new meaning in light of the U.S. involvement in Iraq. David D'Arcy reports.

The history of a union fort in Tennessee is getting an update to include the story of the Black laborers who built it.

There are some books that are so good that you just can't get on with your life until you've turned the last page. Nancy Pearl offers books that make it tempting to call in sick just to be able to read to the end without stopping.

Actress, activist and exercise guru Jane Fonda discusses the three things she's most famous for: her films, her husbands and her politics. Her new autobiography, My Life So Far, has just been published.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace acknowledges that the emotional toll of war can be brutal. To restrain the impulse to lash out and become hardened against civilians, he says servicemen and women need to decide before heading into battle what they would and would not allow themselves to do.

Several American universities are trying to make stem cells from cloned human embryos. This is what South Korean researchers claimed they had done, before that work proved to be fraudulent. The University of California, San Francisco, is at the head of the pack.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the United States is ready to join in direct talks with Iran about that country's nuclear program. But Iran must first halt uranium enrichment before talks can begin. The United States has not had diplomatic relations with Iran since 1979 and sent the message through the Swiss ambassador to the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks to Matthew Bunn of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

For the first time, Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony includes contenders for best Hawaiian music album. The nominees include guitarists and singers who take different approaches to their state's musical traditions.

By the end of last year, Voxtrot was a known quantity without having signed to a label or released a full-length CD. But that changed with the release of the band's self-titled debut. On it, Voxtrot crafts 11 catchy and memorable songs, buoyed by tasteful strings and piano.

As new ways of receiving radio programs gain hordes of fans -- from satellite services like XM Radio to Internet tools like Audible.com -- a decidedly lo-fi approach is making waves. Low Power FM radio is being touted as an alternative to generic, commercial programming.

A family quintet of young pianists, The 5 Browns made history as the first set of five siblings to study simultaneously at the Juilliard School. This spring, they'll tour the U.S. to promote their debut album. They join NPR's Fred Child for a performance in Studio 4A.

California state lawmakers yesterday debated several bills aimed at increasing oversight of federal immigration enforcement and targeting companies that work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.