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Afghan government troops, American Marines and NATO forces are battling Taliban fighters near the southern city of Marjah. Some troops involved in the offensive say there's been less resistance than they expected. Host Guy Raz rounds up the latest news from Afghanistan.

Emmy Award-winning musician Geoff Muldaur has collaborated with artists from Jerry Garcia to Bonnie Raitt. His latest album with his band the Texas Sheiks draws on his jazz and blues background. He shares more from his past -- as well as a few tunes -- in the Fresh Air studio.

Agents detaining suspected illegal immigrants Monday came under assault from rock throwers, the FBI said. One agent, who was not identified, fired his handgun, killing the victim, who was identified as 14-year-old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca.

Harvard University is facing what some say is the worst financial crisis of its 373-year history. What got Harvard into so much trouble? Nina Munk, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, talks with Linda Wertheimer.

President Obama said Friday he saw signs in the economy that could signal a bottoming out, but he warned there was a long way to go before it got back on its feet. Speaking after a meeting with his top economic advisers, Obama said there was still "a lot of work to do."

Some local officials say it could be some time before power is restored in hard-hit Broome County, New York.

President Obama has given Chrysler executives an April 30 deadline for restructuring the company. Vice Chairman Jim Press says the goal is "to get on with the business of building great cars."

The latest Star Trek movie is an attempt to give new life to the franchise and attract a new generation of fans. But some older fans are wary and say the ads they've seen on television are directed only toward the young.

Housing starts plunged 12.8 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 458,000, a record low, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Building permits, a sign of future construction activity, fell 3.3 percent.

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Lulu Garcia-Navarro challenge winner Joseph Young of St. Cloud, Minn., with bending the names of states into new words. Shortz is the puzzle editor of The New York Times.