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2: ALLEN and ALBERT HUGHES, 21-year old twins, and directors of "Menace To Society" (Fine Line). Their mother steered them away from drugs and gangs when they were twelve by buying them video equipment. After making several music videos and short films, they've made their first feature. It's a picture firmly in the gangster genre, an unflinching film about young men growing up in Watts. The film's 23-year old screenwriter Tyger Williams explains: "For every 'good' kid that makes it out of the ghetto, there are five more who don't. We asked the question, 'What's their story?'

Stand-up comics can say pretty much anything these days -- no matter how obscene or offensive their material -- thanks in no small part to Lenny Bruce. In the late 1950s and early '60s, the iconoclastic comedian often found himself in trouble with the law for saying whatever was on his mind. NPR's Juan Williams reports on a new book detailing Bruce's legal battles.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including Randy Voepel, Mayor of Santee, Calfornia; Melissa Gern, a sophomore at Santana High School, where this week's deadly school shooting took place; San Diego County District Attorney Paul Pfingst on 15-year-old Charles Andrew Williams, who is in jail on murder and other charges; Vice President Dick Cheney and one of his cardiologists, Dr. Jonathan Reiner of George Washington University Hospital; Florida Judge Joel Lazarus sentencing 14-year-old Lionel Tate to life in prison after Tate's conviction for first-degree murder; President George W. Bush announcing a 60-day cooling-off period for Northwest Airlines and its mechanics union; O.V. Delle Femine, National Director of the Airline Mechanics Fraternal Association; Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (Republican, Illinois) and Representative Charles Rangel (Democrat, New York) on this week's passage by the House of part of President Bush's tax plan.

Making it the biggest safety recall in computer industry history, Dell is recalling more than four million laptop batteries. The company says that overheating can cause the Sony batteries it uses to catch fire.

The threat of a terrorist attack against the United States is "still serious but we have made substantial headway since Sept. 11th," FBI Director Robert Mueller says. Al Qaeda has been disrupted continues to operate in "pockets" around the world, he tells NPR's Juan Williams. Hear an extended version of the Morning Edition interview.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new memoir is simply called Madam Secretary. In an interview with NPR's Juan Williams, Albright discusses what it was like to be the first female secretary of state, her opinion about the timing of the recent war in Iraq and the lessons of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo. Hear the extended interview.

Despite "uneven" security in Iraq, conditions there are improving a year after the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein began, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says. In an interview with NPR's Eric Westervelt and NPR's Juan Williams, Rumsfeld also says it's difficult to measure success in the war on terrorism. Hear the full interview.

The film Amazing Grace focuses on William Wilberforce, who led the movement in the British Parliament to abolish slavery. It tells a story of idealism and speaking truth to power.

When former President Bill Clinton met with George W. Bush before leaving office, he told his successor that Osama bin Laden, the Middle East and North Korea posed more of a threat to U.S. national security than Iraq, Clinton says. In the first part of a two-part interview, Clinton also tells NPR's Juan Williams that bin Laden dominated intelligence discussions at the White House.

Despite the rain, highlights includes performances by Lil Wayne, Doechii, Latto, Kaytranada and more.

The royal family was roiled by a another nudity scandal just weeks ago, when Prince Harry was photographed in the buff.

Walk Into A Storm ably captures the group's earnest, ingratiating charm, dispensed via charisma-drenched songs that amble and soar.

The three-time defending champion lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in another five-set thriller. Djokovic joins other familiar names who have been beaten Down Under. They include Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova on the women's side.

Also: Toni Morrison's digital signing; our picks for the best books out this week; and William S. Burroughs in a Nike ad.

A slow fade, rather than a hard stop, used to be the popular way to end a pop song. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Slatereporter William Weir about the fade-out's history and recent decline.

CHARLOTTE A Lake Wylie couple was shot to death in their home in October to prevent one of them from testifying in court about the May robbery of their…

The National Baptist Convention has been in Charlotte all week for its annual session. It’s billed as the nation’s largest and oldest African-American…

The Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act - which has passed the North Carolina senate and will now be considered by the House – has gotten a lot…

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William Moody, who as the pro wrestling character Paul Bearer embodied a sense of theater that was equal parts morbid and absurd, has died at age 58. A portly man known for his wild-eyed stare and habit of carrying a brass urn under his arm, Paul Bearer was most notably the manager of The Undertaker and Kane.