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Briefing reporters in Fallujah, Lt. Gen. John Sattler says fighting in the city has stopped, though many houses need to be cleared of booby traps. He denies there were heavy civilian casualties in the city and says so far there is no humanitarian crisis there. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

In 1995, Republicans brought forth the Contract with America, a wide-reaching agenda at a time when the party had gained control of the House. Ten years later the contract has a mixed legacy. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Navy launched the world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus. Now a floating museum, the vessel shattered all submerged speed and distance records and eventually became the first to travel under the North Pole. Susan Perrin reports.

The winners of the most prestigious awards in children's literature have been announced. The Caldecott Medal is awarded to the best picture book, and the Newbery to the best children's book. Before the awards, were announced, one Illinois school held its own mock competition.

The CBS report released this week has not put an end to the questions and criticisms of the flawed story on President Bush's National Guard service and how CBS handled the firestorm caused by the story. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Photos of Saturn's cloudy moon Titan reveal a pumpkin-orange surface, a pale-orange sky and a fascinating landscape etched with dark ditches and dark seas of unknown origin and composition. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

As the nation marks the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., this week, fresh attention is paid to the current state of the civil rights movement, and its leaders. Hear Andrew Hacker, author of the 1992 book Two Nations; Claybourne Carson, director of the Martin Luther King Papers Project at Stanford University; and NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says U.S. forces are needed -- and wanted by most Iraqis -- as the nation seeks to form a lasting government. But he tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that a long-term U.S. presence would undermine efforts to create a stable Iraq.

Appellate Judge Michael Chertoff's influence on post-Sept. 11 legal strategies will prompt debate as Congress considers his nomination to head the Department of Homeland Security. Chertoff played a key role in shaping the Patriot Act, seen by many critics as damaging to U.S. civil liberties. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

The European space probe Huygens is due to parachute to the surface of Saturn's moon Friday. The images, sounds and air samples it collects from Titan's cloudy atmosphere may tell us more about the solar system.