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In a middle class neighborhood on Baghdad's southern edge, dozens of unexploded bombs lie on the road and hang in trees. American soldiers are gradually dealing with the threat. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

In a court hearing the Bush administration defends its method for deciding who is an enemy combatant and should be imprisoned indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

NPR's Ivan Watson report on the music of Senegalese musician Youssou N'Dour. N'Dour has been performing for over three decades, and the social commentaries in his songs continue to strike a chord with people of all age. (5:44

NPR's Lynn Neary reports on the images of racial minorities that America displays overseas...through Hollywood films. See images and check out comprehensive NPR News coverage of the U.N. World Conference Against Racism.

Plummeting world coffee prices have meant the end of jobs for hundreds of thousands of coffee pickers. In Nicaragua the crisis has reached desperate levels. Without work, coffee pickers are homeless and beginning to starve. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from Nicaragua.

As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews challenges to the University of Michigan's affirmative action policies, law students at the Ann Arbor campus follow the debate with mixed reactions. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has about half the usual amount of time to transform his campaign into a government. Congressman David Dreier heads the transition team. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Explosions and sirens remain part of a regular daily soundtrack in Baghdad, as insurgent attacks continue in parts of the country. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Amid new and often confusing revelations about painkillers currently on the market, the Food and Drug Administration issues an interim advisory while it compares data on pain relievers. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

David Person reports on the origins of the song, "Lift Every Voice and Sing". Written in 1900, the song is now called the Black National Anthem. This story is part of the ongoing series, Present at the Creation.