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A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.

Pakistan doesn't recognize Israel. After a delegation visited Israel and even met with its president, Pakistani senators were outraged and one visitor got fired.

It's been 50 years since the famed director released the movie Pink Flamingos. And as much as the world's changed since then, his first-ever novel shows that his propensity for bad taste ...hasn't.

Gas station owners argue the move would help ease a labor shortage and bring prices down, but drivers and politicians are wary of changing the practice.

Special correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to students of her high school alma mater -- New York City's La Guardia High in Manhattan -- about their momentous first day of high school, Sept. 11, 2001. These teenagers graduate in June, ending a high school career overshadowed by one of the darkest days in their country's history.

As the insurgency in Iraq evolves into a sectarian conflict, there are growing fears in the Arab world that it could spread to other parts of the region. Iraqi insurgents are now battling both U.S. troops and the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz about how the city of Buffalo, New York, is responding to Saturday's shooting.

Schools and the federal government are trying to provide the kinds of mental health support that many families either can't find, or can't afford.

The general public might recognize Wayne Hale as that NASA manager on TV who talks about ice-frost ramps and the aerodynamics of foam. But for thousands of NASA workers and their friends, Hale is known for his thoughtful and lyrical emails reflecting on life at the space agency.

Will a gradual, region-by-region withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq begin next summer, as has been suggested? There is a growing sense of urgency to remove American troops, but turning the job over to Iraqi security forces is a complex prospect.