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Recent violence in Iraq reflects continuing resiliency among various groups of insurgents. Meanwhile, arguments over how much power to give Sunni Muslim politicians has slowed the development of the fledgling Iraqi government.

The White House bestows the first Medal of Honor awarded for service in Iraq on Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith, who was killed near the Baghdad airport two years ago Monday. Michele Norris talks with his battalion commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Smith, about Sgt. Smith and his actions that day.

U.S. troops find of boxes of suspicious white powder, a nerve agent antidote, and documents on chemical warfare at an industrial site south of Baghdad, according to a brigade commander of the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division. But U.S. forces have not yet found definitive proof that Saddam Hussein's regime has biological and chemical weapons. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Spanish-led troops in Iraq exchange fire with armed militiamen amid a large demonstration near Najaf, killing at least 14 and leaving more than 100 wounded. Four Salvadoran soldiers also died in the shooting. Protestors had gathered at a Spanish base to express anger over the arrest of an aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Philip Reeves.

The coalition of tribesmen have vowed to expel fighters from the extremist group and restore order to the Gulf of Aden port.

The National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge said forward-facing video from the train was of good quality and recorded up to the crash.

"This Life" and "Unbearably White" are the latest songs to see release in advance of the band's first album in six years, due out May 3. Hear them now.

On a track from the forthcoming Ventura, Anderson .Paak weathers the stormy trials of a romance that's long departed from honeymoon avenue.

Davies, who made Queer As Folk, has two new shows premiering in the U.S.: Cucumber and Banana; Critic Ken Tucker profiles the band Captain Beefheart; Kaplan's new illustrated memoir is I Was A Child.

In his first win of the iconic long-distance race, Kipchoge clocked 2:04:47. Wilson Kipsang, who won last year, placed second and world-record holder Dennis Kimetto was third.