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Pakistani troops continue to battle with al Qaeda and tribal leaders along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistani officials say they believe a top deputy of Osama bin Laden, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahiri, is trapped there. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and New York Times reporter David Rohde.

Given the proliferation of year-end Top 10 lists, it seems natural that Shadow Classics — which gives shelter to under-appreciated music — would feature its own list of 2006 recordings likely to become Shadow Classics down the line. Don't let these gems go unnoticed.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi agreed to a deal that limits her tenure as the next speaker of the House to four years in return for the votes to officially install her in the top post in January.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick accepted a plea agreement, stepped down from office and will serve jail time. He pleaded guilty to two felony obstruction charges stemming from a scandal involving a cover-up of an alleged affair with his former top aide.

Eunju Namkung's family thinks she's a broken gourd. The New York City high school senior received a top honor for her essay, "Broken Gourd" from this year's Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. In her essay, she explores her relationship with her Korean parents, who do not speak English.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged on eight counts, including perjury, after explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Kilpatrick refuses to step down and says he expects to be exonerated. Detroit Public Radio's Noah Ovshinsky reports.

CIA director Michael Hayden says the agency destroyed videotapes of its interrogations of two top al Qaida suspects, made in 2002. Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, had hoped to review the tapes.

While many Americans are enthusiastic about voting in this year's midterm elections, a majority are unlikely to. Photographer Andrea Bruce traveled the U.S. to find out why people choose to stay home.

In the four suburban counties that ring Philadelphia, Joe Biden topped President Trump by more than 280,000 votes.

The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.