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A photo (or could it be a painting?) shows a storm blowing over the Sangin District.

As President Obama heads to Ground Zero to honor 9/11 victims, questions remain about what Osama bin Laden's killing means for the war on terror and for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Host Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, who is renewing his call to draw down troops in Afghanistan.

As many people commemorate Cinco de Mayo with nachos, beer and margaritas, at least one Mexican American is not feeling the party. Host Michel Martin speaks with Gustavo Arellano about America's fascination with a Mexican holiday that is barely observed south of the border. Arellano is the author of the OC Weekly's "Ask A Mexican" column.

Stewart O'Nan's moodily comic novel Emily, Alone follows an 80-year-old woman as she navigates the minutia of everyday life. O'Nan explains how he got inside Emily's head.

In what seems like an upbeat, rollicking song about finding love, Jordan Geiger still hints at the inevitability of loss in "Honey, Please."

A trio of rousing adventure flicks — Fast Five, 13 Assassins and Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen -- all opened this past week. David Edelstein says each one is pretty singular, in its own way.

Elaine Hoffman Watts and her daughter, Susan Watts, have kept the Jewish musical tradition alive, by way of an Old World father.

Aid assistance in the wake of natural disasters comes in many forms. And as Kentucky Public Radio’s Tony McVeigh reports, sometimes it involves sending…

Many economists say the government should spend more in the near term to stimulate jobs and growth, rather than focusing on cutting the debt. But House Republicans' insistence on spending cuts places the fragile recovery on a potential collision course with President Obama's 2012 re-election bid.

Demand for oil is shooting up in China and other developing countries. And it's likely to keep rising for years to come. But the world's big oil-producing regions may be unable or unwilling to increase production fast enough to keep up. The upshot: High gas prices.