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Construction of the new U.S. embassy in Baghdad, expected to be the biggest embassy in the world, has been riddled with shoddy work and cost overruns. Congress has been holding hearings about the project and is awaiting a response from the State Department.

In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki asks for international support to stabilize Iraq and bring peace to the region, warning of "disastrous consequences" for the world if the violence continues.

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist explains how he honed his craft earlier in his career. His book, Klara and the Sun, is set in the future and has an A.I. narrator. Originally published March 17, 2021.

His bestselling book is Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News. He claims that nealy all the media put a liberal spin on the news. Goldberg worked for CBS for nearly 30 years and won seven Emmy awards. He now works for HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.

The Bush administration is reluctant to put a price on a war in Iraq, but estimates have soared -- some put the cost at $100 billion. Meanwhile, military buildup in the Persian Gulf already adds to the nation's defense expense. Hear reports from NPR's Jennifer Ludden and NPR's Scott Horsley.

A group charged with rebuilding lower Manhattan today chose Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind's multi-structure design for the former World Trade Center site. Andrea Bernstein reports that the selection probably won't end the controversy of how to best honor the victims of Sept. 11. Also, NPR's Melissa Block talks with an architecture expert on the merits -- and downfalls -- of the design. See a photo of the winning plan.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Charis Conn, senior editor at Harper's Magazine about the history of the Harper's Index. Today marks its 19th anniversary.

Europe's Muslim population has doubled in the last decade, and an estimated 500,000 new immigrants -- most of them from Muslim nations -- arrive every year. In the third of a five-part series, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on a restive new generation of French-Muslim youths in the "high rise hells" outside Paris. See photos and learn more about each report in the series.

NPR's Susan Stone reports on a new Scottish film based on the hit novel Movern Caller. It uses music, specifically a cassette left for the title character by her dead boyfriend, to drive the story.

Following a lengthy debate on science and life, the House passes a ban on all human cloning. The measure covers clones created for medical research, and envisions stiff fines and prison sentences for violators. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.