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A new documentary, Los Angeles Now, looks at the evolution of the city from largely Anglo to mostly one-time "minorities" that now make up the majority of the city's residents. Director Phillip Rodriguez talks to NPR's Tavis Smiley about the black, Latino, Asian and Caucasian hearts of the city.

Violence in Iraq has meant the State Department's aid agency is having trouble finding recruits who are willing to travel there. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

The U.S. military says it controls about 80 percent of Fallujah after six days of fighting. Marines are conducting a house-by-house search for insurgents still hiding in the Iraqi city. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Anne Garrels.

A technology designed to stop a table saw blade almost instantly after it hits human flesh is finding little attention among power toolmakers. SawStop's inventor says it will prevent serious injuries, but manufacturers say the technology isn't proven and cite potential liability issues. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

Seinfeld is one of the best-loved television comedies of the past 20 years. Now it's coming out on DVD, to the pleasure of many fans. Michael Richards, who played frenetic, frizzy-haired Kramer, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the show that made nothing cool.

If Republicans have demonstrated stronger results with voters on moral issues, what does this mean for the future of the Democratic Party? Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Rep. David Price (D-NC).

On the campaign trail, President Bush said he would simplify the tax code and make current tax cuts permanent, among other promises. Now, with even more Republican support in Congress, he has a chance to make good on those vows. But challenges remain.

Historian Harold Evans talks about great inventions by Americans. Evans' book, They Made America, profiles well-known inventors, and some obscure geniuses — the inventors of the gas mask, the credit rating and the retail franchise. Hear Evans and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Saudi Arabia continues to crack down on political reformers amid a string of anti-Western attacks inside the Kingdom. NPR's Deborah Amos continues her series on Iraq's Arab neighbors with a look at the competing voices for change in Saudi Arabia.

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Scotty Ard of Midwest Quick Throttle Magazine. The magazine's November issue features an interview with Samuel Tilley, a 20-year-old motorcycle enthusiast accused of breaking the Minnesota state speed to the tune of 205 miles an hour. While Tilley has shied away from the press, he told Quick Throttle that his bike simply cannot go that fast. Ms. Ard agrees with him.