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It's time again for the Improv Festival of Cincinnati, a series of shows featuring improv groups and celebrities taking place at Know Theatre Cincinnati.

The American classic, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, returns to town in a unique production at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

Authorities say a high school student who fell into a river and a "Good Samaritan" who tried to rescue him both died in an incident that left two other teens hospitalized.

Eight people were injured and one person was killed after an overnight explosion at a northeast Columbus paint factory.

Recent articles in The Lancet and The New England Journal of Medicine say U.S. military doctors were complicit in the abuse and torture of Iraqis detained at Abu Ghraib prison. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Dr. William Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.

Two Americans and a Briton working for the Middle East-based construction firm Gulf Services Company are kidnapped from their residence in Iraq. More than 120 foreigners have been kidnapped in the country. Hear NPR's Michele Norris talks to NPR's Peter Kenyon.

The Bush administration says the war in Iraq has cost $20 billion already, and will require another $20 billion over the next five months. The Pentagon cautions there are variables in the long-term costs. Even so, the estimate is less than private analysts and economists had predicted. NPR's Jack Speer reports.

A U.S.-sponsored resolution on Iraq is postponed at the United Nations, despite a flurry of compromises. The resolution sets Dec. 15 as the deadline for submitting an outline of the country's future. The draft also calls for a multi-national military force to help secure the nation. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

The Zacarias Moussaoui sentencing trial continues with testimony from the families of World Trade Center attack victims. The prosecutors also presented evidence of suffering from the Pentagon attack. The government is trying to convince the jury to vote for the death penalty for Moussaoui.

Saddam Hussein is ushered out of the courtroom after arguing with the new judge presiding over his trial. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro has an account of today's dramatic proceedings.