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Daniel Roher's film about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny offers intimate, sometimes amazing access to the bravery — and human cost — of opposing a despot.

The White House said his trip would be pushed back to March 21, with the president returning on March 26. Earlier, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs had insisted that Congress needed to act on health care by March 18 — Obama's original departure date.

The nurses complain that staffing levels have reached dangerous levels, making their jobs ever more stressful. They are demanding strict nurse-to-patient ratios, but the hospitals have said that requirement is inflexible and unnecessary.

From endless book signings to heated arguments with booksellers, author M.J. Rose knows the value of self-promotion. NPR's Lynn Neary joins Rose on the road for a taste of what it means to be a writer in today's new world of publishing.

President Hamid Karzai's half-brother denies claims he is corrupt and has benefited from U.S. contracts. But American officials worry about progress in Kandahar as long as Ahmed Wali Karzai is in power.

It starts sometime during our 50s and 60s: that belly bulge, those "extra" pounds we just can't seem to shed. Part of it is simply the biology of our bodies. Our muscles literally shrink as we age, and that means more calories turn into fat — and it's a lot harder to exercise it off. But the good news is that working out still helps.

The Senate approved a sweeping bank regulation bill, sending President Obama a crackdown on banks and Wall Street that in some ways is tougher than what he sought. The 2,300-page bill, which passed by a vote of 60-39, aims to rein in big banks and avert a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.

Ahead of regional elections later this month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition is facing a storm of accusations over alleged corruption. Beyond politics, many Italians report a "feeling of decay" amid a culture of fraud. An estimated one-third of Italians evade their taxes.

Edgar Wright's adaptation of a cult-favorite comic centers on a regular schmo who fights like a superhero when his new girlfriend's Seven Evil Exes come calling. Critic David Edelstein says the movie has a vintage look all its own -- "part comic-book panel and part arcade video-game screen."

In its annual report, the National Urban League outlined stark disparities in employment, housing and health care between white Americans and blacks. The group is now calling on the government to allocate funds specifically to create jobs for black Americans.