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The Iraqi city of Samarra is calm Saturday after thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers fought their way to the center of town Friday. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Al Gore won the state of Oregon by a narrow margin in 2000. But this year, the race is tight enough that the state's 7 electoral votes could go to either candidate. NPR's Colin Fogarty reports.

Congress wraps up its 2004 session over the weekend without taking final action on the bill to overhaul the U.S. intelligence agencies, and passage before the end of the year appears unlikely. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Another suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital leaves several people dead, after seven U.S. Marines were killed in two attacks in the western province of Anbar. NPR's Tom Bullock reports.

GOP leaders in Ohio are trying to challenge the validity of some voters' registration. Democrats say the challenge is unconstitutional. Several lawsuits remain unresolved. Janet Babin of member station WCPN in Cleveland reports.

The Motion Picture Association of America announces more than 200 lawsuits against Internet users it suspects of sharing movies online without permission. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

The Tony-winning actor Jerry Orbach, star for almost half a century on Broadway and television, died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. He was best known as the seen-it-all detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Washington Post reporter T.R. Reid about why the world loves caffeine. His article and a photo essay on the subject appear in this month's National Geographic Magazine.

In the second of two reports on the strong presence of evangelical Christianity in Colorado Springs, Colo.: How the organization Focus on the Family went from a small radio program dealing with family issues to an influential organization with its own political lobbying arm.

President Bush has named U.S. Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) as his choice to head the Central Intelligence Agency. Goss, who served in the CIA before running for Congress, is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Hear an NPR News report.