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Tension in the Pennsylvania city continues between new Spanish-speaking immigrants and longtime residents. Longtime residents still struggle with their new neighbors' presence, while others are helping the families become part of the community.

Crack has been in Brazil since the 1990s, but the drug has exploded in the past six years. The government has poured billions into a prevention and treatment program, but officials are still trying to figure out the best way to combat the epidemic.

The World Cup 2006 soccer tournament begins in Munich with a game between Germany and Costa Rica. The world's biggest sporting event has brought fans from across the globe to cities across Germany. Thirty-two teams are competing to win the cup, with championship match scheduled for July 9.

President Bush wound up a four-nation overseas trip on Tuesday with an address to tens of thousands of people in Tbilisi, the capital of the Georgia. Bush praised the country's move toward democracy and its efforts to forge an independent international identity.

NPR's Debbie Elliot plays the puzzle with puzzle guest Greg Pliska and listener Kyle Shenk from Bridgeport, Pennsylvania.

With summer travel plans on hold because of the pandemic, a lot of Americans are putting money into projects around the house. That's taxing lumber supplies and pushing prices higher.

President Bush, visiting Eastern Europe to welcome seven new members of NATO, stops in Romania for a speech at Bucharest's Revolution Square. Hear more from NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Don Gonyea.

Upwards of 70,000 people are attending the NRA's annual convention this weekend. They're hearing from plenty of politicians, but for most it's a social confab and a chance to try out new weapons.

Republican House Leader Tom Delay has been no stranger to controversy in recent weeks, but his ethics committee troubles didn't diminish the hearty welcome he received at the NRA convention on Saturday night.

Warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar rained rockets on the Afghan capital in the 1990s and was responsible for thousands of deaths. The country's president welcomed him back Thursday in the interest of peace.