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Ukrainian forces have driven Russian attackers out of the city of Kharkiv. Ukraine's second-largest city had been under heavy bombardment for weeks.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Saladin K. Patterson about the coming-of-age comedy that gives its own compelling storyline.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Al Jazeera Washington's bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara about the killing of his former colleague, journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Coldplay is pledging to make the band's current tour "as sustainable and low carbon as possible."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data this week showing drug overdoses killed more than 107,000 people last year.

Commentator Natasha Watts is from the third generation of a coal mining family in Kentucky. The recent deaths of miners at the Sago Mine in West Virginia mirrored a similar mining accident in her home town decades ago, and reminds her of her own dilemma: whether to stay in the mountains with her family, or leave the coal industry behind.

JT LeRoy been a publishing sensation since his first novel came out in 2000. His stories are described as being autobiographical -- which may be a problem as it becomes clearer that LeRoy is a hoax. The story sounds familiar to commentator Paul Ford, author of the novel Gary Benchley, Rock Star.

The radio shock jock Howard Stern made his first appearance on a new venue Monday morning. Sirius satellite radio has given Stern the liberty to do almost anything he wants -- and the paycheck to afford pretty much anything he wants.

President Bush's top strategist, Karl Rove, agrees to testify a fourth time before a grand jury investigating the unauthorized release of CIA operative Valerie Plame's name to reporters. This time, federal prosecutors will not grant Rove immunity -- which could pave the way for an indictment.

Curtis Hanson, director of the new film In Her Shoes, explains how a movie about women and shoes fits in with others he's directed, how he cast the film, and how he wishes the movie could be marketed. His other films include the noir L.A. Confidential and gritty Eight Mile, starring rapper Eminem.