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Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip enters its 18th day. Israeli ground forces are pushing slowly but steadily into the more densely populated areas of Gaza City. Talks about a cease-fire continue in Cairo, but it doesn't look as if they're making any progress.

Before the Gulf oil spill, a majority of Floridians supported offshore drilling. Now most residents oppose it. The spill has also helped Gov. Charlie Crist become more visible as he campaigns for the U.S. Senate.

Wagah marks the spot in Punjab where you can walk across the border between the two countries. Tensions melt in a theatrical display as the border is closed for the night. It ends in a handshake between soldiers on both sides. Another stop in NPR's series on life along the centuries-old Grand Trunk Road.

Officials have changed the terminology in describing the upcoming operation in the Afghan province, no longer referring to it as an "offensive." The shift may stem from lessons learned in Marja and a recognition of the need for a strong government -- to help secure the trust of residents -- before going in.

For several weeks, BP clung to the federal government's estimate that 5,000 barrels a day were leaking in the Gulf, even though independent scientists sharply disputed that figure. Now, the company is capturing that amount of oil each day -- and there is plenty more still spilling into the Gulf. The Obama administration has given BP 48 hours to hand over all its data.

The Southern actor discusses playing a white supremacist turned born-again Christian on the critically acclaimed FX series Justified — and how he gets into the mind-set to play one of TV's worst bad boys.

The reputations of the major credit rating agencies were seriously damaged in the subprime mortgage crisis. Jules Kroll is starting a new firm that promises to scrutinize underlying assets more closely. And he's looking to to be backed by pension funds and other investors instead of the financial firms selling the investments.

Young Cubans in the 1970s tuned their radios to faint signals from Florida to get their disco fix. Now, as Communist authorities have relaxed the rules, middle-aged Cubans are flocking to discos -- including the bar at Havana's Karl Marx Theater -- to dance to the tunes of the Bee Gees and Kool & The Gang.

Elite rescue teams from France, Spain and the United States have plucked seven people out of the flattened Hotel Montana, once one of the nicest hotels in Port-au-Prince. The quake destroyed the luxury compound. But as time passes, hope for rescuing other survivors fades.

When violence erupted in western China on Sunday, the government blamed someone who wasn't even there. Rebiya Kadeer, who has been accused of masterminding an uprising by ethnic Uighurs, says she's never encouraged violence, but she is fighting from Washington, D.C., for the freedom of her fellow Uighurs.