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Historian Alice Kaplan's new book The Interpreter describes the disproportionately large number of black World War II soldiers publicly executed by the U.S. military in Europe.

Millions of people are victimized by online fraud or identity theft. Mario Armstrong offers advice on what to do if your identity has been stolen. Armstrong covers technology for Baltimore-area NPR member stations WEAA and WYPR.

Youth Radio's Nishat Kurwa profiles a South African college student who's fighting to balance her new educational opportunities with a daily struggle against the social and economic legacies of apartheid.

President Bush, traveling in Idaho, will deliver a speech to the National Guard there and visit with families of U.S. soldiers who died in Iraq. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Bush delivered a pointed response to protestors who have staged demonstrations around the country calling for the U.S. to withdraw from Iraq.

Around the country, buyers are scooping up real estate, knocking down old houses, and building grand new mansions. It's a trend that's finally coming to Cape Cod, birthplace of the original summer cottage. Some residents worry the demolitions are slowly erasing the cape's traditional character. From member station WBUR, Monica Brady-Myerov reports.

Japan's Shizuka Arakawa has won the women's figure skating gold medal at the Turin Olympics. It's Japan's first medal of these games. Sasha Cohen of the United States took the silver medal and Russian World Champion Irina Slutskaya earned bronze.

In the second of a two-part series, we hear about arguments for an American withdrawal from Iraq.

Blue Highway founding member and 10-time IBMA dobro player of the year Rob Ickes has just released an album of jazz duets with pianist and grade-school music teacher Michael Alvey, titled Road Song.

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Milton, fans around the world are celebrating with literary events, exhibits and readings of Milton's famous epic poem, Paradise Lost.

Officials say Kyiv is liberated after Ukrainian forces staved off Russian attacks. Here's a look at what kind of outside help they got and the strategies they deployed.