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The U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division attacks Baghdad's international airport as American forces move within 12 miles of the Iraqi capital. U.S. forces see little resistance and note an increase in Iraqi surrenders. But commanders remain wary of a trap in Baghdad. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

German footwear company Adidas-Salomon says it is acquiring rival Reebok for $3.8 billion. The deal more than doubles Adidas's sales in North America. It also brings together a global lineup of celebrity endorsers, including Allen Iverson of Reebok and David Beckham, an Adidas man.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announces he will start withdrawing the country's 3,000 troops from Iraq starting in September. Many read the move as a sign that his loyalty to the Bush administration is starting to erode his domestic political strength. Italy's announcement follows the decision of three other countries to pull troops out.

High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.

A roomful of patients have blank stares as they eye medical students and professionals inside a $3.3 million simulation laboratory at the Dayton VA...

"Cincinnati LEEDs The Nation," a documentary about the innovative design of Cincinnati Police District 3 headquarters in Western Hills, premieres 9 p.m....

THREE AUDIO PIECES A new recording by the Ensemble Clement Jannequin features works from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century based on the notion…

It looks like Northeast Ohio residents won’t be catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight. The Space Weather Prediction Center had forecast a pretty strong solar storm would reach earth tonight, a G-3. But on Thursday, that prediction was downgraded to a G-1.

Chris Towles of Pfafftown, N.C., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Lake Erie’s harmful algae bloom season is over for the year, and it wasn’t as bad as scientists expected. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks this year’s algae bloom as relatively mild, a 3.6 on the agency’s bloom severity scale. That’s compared to an eight last year. The forecast in July predicted the bloom would be significant – a six.