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A car bomb explodes outside a mosque in northern Baghdad, killing at least 14 people. In southern Baghdad, insurgents attack a police station, killing at least six police officers and freeing more than 50 prisoners. Both attacks came around dawn. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

NPR'S Bob Mondello reviews the new film by Pedro Almodovar's new film, Bad Education Mondello says the film -- on its surface -- is about abuse and sexual transgression, but it is also a film about filmmaking.

The city of Fallujah is now in the control of U.S. and Iraqi forces. But observers say there's much more to the insurgence than just Fallujah, and the problem of holding timely elections remains. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten and Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

John Fogerty, the creative force behind the '60s rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival, has released his sixth solo album. It's his first CD of new material in seven years. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Fogerty about his life and music.

President Bush has pledged to try to simplify the nation's tax code. David Wessel, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal, talks about what might be involved in the proposed tax reform. Hear Wessel and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with Frontline reporter Lowell Bergman about The Secret History of the Credit Card, a new documentary by PBS and The New York Times. The film traces the rise of America's credit card industry and raises concerns about some if its business practices.

Five NBA players and several fans involved in last month's fight at the Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers game are charged by the prosecutor in suburban Detroit. Most are charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. One is charged with a felony. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

After World War I, an entire generation of American composers went to Paris initiating a musical exchange of ideas between the U.S. and France. Oddly enough, it was in Paris, through the eyes of the French, that expatriate composers started to appreciate their American roots.

After troops bound for Iraq asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pointed questions about armor shortages, Pentagon spokesman Lawrence DiRita defended the military's handling of the problem. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

A new study from the Black Coaches Association and the Paul Robeson Research Center for Academic and Athletic Prowess at the University of Michigan looks at why few African-American hires were made for college football head coaching positions. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with Floyd Keith, head of the BCA, and Keith Harrison, founder of the Research Center for Leadership.