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This summer, at the Culture Project in New York City, five South African actors are telling their "true life" stories about growing up under apartheid. The piece is called Amajuba : Like Doves We Rise.

New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks has spent the past 2 1/2 weeks in Tyre, Lebanon. Although covering a war story comes with a grave risk, Hicks has been able to get up close to the action, capturing images that are hauntingly intimate. Hicks has covered conflicts across the globe: He explains what's different about this assignment.

There was a standing ovation at baseball's Miller Park in Milwaukee this weekend, as a new athlete took the field for the first time. Standing about eight feet tall -- including his sombrero -- "El Picante" was the star of the show during the Brewers' 6th-inning entertainment: the sausage races.

Chicago passes a city ordinance that would require big retailers like Wal-Mart and Target to pay workers at least $13 an hour in wages and benefits within the next few years.Opponents are calling the measure illegal and planning to sue. Even Chicago's mayor is opposed. But for Chicago's poorest neighborhoods, the main question is whether the ordinance will bring better jobs or chase new ones away.

Part of the funds distributed by a Utah foundation established by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and his family is used to pay the rent for students living in Leavitt-owned apartments. The foundation is under fire for giving away little money -- but securing substantial tax advantages for Leavitt's family.

Producers of independent television gathered in Los Angeles over the weekend to attend what event organizers billed as the first independent television festival.

A faulty fuel tank sensor forces NASA to reschedule the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis again. The space agency now hopes to send the spacecraft up on Saturday morning. It will be the fourth attempt to send Atlantis up for a construction mission at the international space station.

Venezuela, led by fiery, leftist president Hugo Chavez, is at the forefront of a political swing to the left that is sweeping much of Latin America. With its vast oil revenues, Venezuela carries a lot of clout in the region, and it has made alliances with nations that are most at odds with the United States.

NATO forces take control of security forces in southern Afghanistan, which has been plagued by terrorism and violence. A U.S.-led coalition had previously controlled the area. Some 8,500 troops will be in the area when the NATO contingent is at full force.

Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says there will be "no cease-fire" until the threat of Hezbollah attacks is removed. Israel launches new airstrikes in south Lebanon, despite an agreement to suspend air attacks for 48 hours.

Jason Thomas is credited with finding two surviving Port Authority officers in the rubble -- and then he disappeared, moving on to the next task. After five years of silence, he finally comes forward to talk about that long day searching the rubble of the World Trade Center.

As liberal bloggers hold a weekend convention in Las Vegas, the commentator has a bit of trouble talking his way into a training session for would-be pundits. But he won't allow himself to be logged off.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is preparing his population for what he claims is a potential U.S. invasion. In the past week, Venezuelans held exercises that simulated the arrival of a strong invasion force. Critics say Chavez is whipping up fear for entirely domestic political purposes.

As a young prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials, Whitney R. Harris saw the worst of "man's inhumanity to man." Now in his 90s, Harris believes we honor God by giving respect, mercy and peace to one other.

President Bush spends Monday at Camp David with his national security team and his Cabinet. The president is considering U.S. options in Iraq and new ways to help that country's fledgling government. NPR's Don Gonyea reports from Camp David.

A jury will begin deliberations in the case of former White House aide David Safavian, the first public official to face trial in connection with the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. Safavian is accused of covering up his ties to the embattled lobbyist.

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lived for 52 minutes after a U.S. warplane bombed his hideout northeast of Baghdad, and he died of extensive internal injuries consistent with those caused by a bomb blast, the U.S. military said Monday.

Outraged by seven civilian deaths in Gaza, Hamas fires homemade rockets into southern Israel Saturday. Leaders of the militant group also decried a move by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a July 26 vote on borders for a Palestinian state.

Officials with the Episcopal Church are gathering for their regular convention in Ohio, which begins Tuesday and lasts through June 21. Gay clergy and the sanctioning of gay marriage are once again two of the topics up for debate. Three years ago, the consecration of an openly gay bishop divided the international Anglican Community. Madeleine Brand speaks with John DeRose of Chicago Public Radio.

The colorful and outspoken president of New Orleans' St. Bernard Parish, Henry "Junior" Rodriguez, is coping with Katrina's destruction. He also faces a possible investigation for OT pay he authorized in the wake of the storm.

Dixie Beer is the signature brew of Louisiana, an icon known around the country more for its green and gold label than its tasty hops. This mom-and-pop operation was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, but it still hopes to celebrate its centennial.

A night spent with Dr. Arthur Kellerman at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital reveals a lot about why patients spend hours waiting in emergency rooms. A combination of citywide shortages of hospital beds and uninsured patients can result in days-long backups.

In just six months, YouTube boomed from a start-up video site to a Web phenomenon. The site serves up pop culture classics along with amateur video clips uploaded by anybody with a digital camcorder -- and time to burn.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas extends a deadline for reaching an agreement on a new Palestinian political platform. Abbas has urged the Islamist group Hamas, which now controls the government, to accept a plan for a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel.

Nearly 600 prisoners are being released from Iraqi jails as part of a "national reconciliation" program. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says 2,500 prisoners will be freed over the coming days. The move is seen as an effort to ease sectarian tensions.