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Berlin's top playboy -- one Rolf Eden -- is finally ready to retire at age 72. Eden has been a fixture on the German party scene since he opened Berlin's first post-World War II night club. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Host John Ydstie speaks with the owner of "Frankie J's on Broadway," a Chicago restaurant which last week was forced by HBO to stop hosting Sopranos night on Sundays.

The U.S. and allies Japan, South Korea and the European Union will suspend fuel shipments to North Korea next month. The suspension is a protest of North Korea's nuclear weapons program. More from NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

The Communist Party chooses 59-year-old Hu Jintao as its new general secretary, in effect taking the helm of the world's most populous nation. Hu is not expected to stray far from the path of outgoing President Jiang Zemin, who has pushed economic but not political reform. More from NPR's Rob Gifford.

Fourteen years after his initial diagnosis, the Pose actor revealed publicly that he is HIV-positive. Porter says being open about his health status felt like a rebirth. His new memoir is Unprotected.

Tuesday marks the deadline for the federal government to assume responsibility for airport security. Officials say some 44,000 people are trained and ready to take over screening passengers and baggage at 429 commercial airports. NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Dying from a terminal illness in America can be unnecessarily painful. In the last several years, foundations have spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to improve care for the dying. A new report, compiled by the national coalition Last Acts, grades the results of that effort, state by state. NPR's Joseph Shapiro went to a Hospice home in Washington, D.C. -- a place known for providing good care -- to find out why it's still so hard to help people die in comfort. Hear his report Tuesday on Morning Edition.

Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman concedes defeat in the state's contested governor's race. The decision by Siegelman, who trailed Republican Rep. Bob Riley by about 3,000 votes and had been pursuing a recount, ends the nation's last undecided governor's race. Megan Williams reports.

A new state-by-state report gives the nation mediocre marks when it comes to providing good end-of-life care for the terminally ill. The report was compiled by Last Acts, a campaign by more than 1,000 medical groups and others seeking to improve care for the dying. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

Duke University researchers find that people on a high-fat, high-protein diet lose more weight than those on a standard low-fat diet. Study participants on the diet devised by Dr. Robert Atkins also had higher levels of good cholesterol. Experts caution longterm study is needed before recommending the Atkins diet. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Dr. Robert Bonow, president of the American Heart Association.

Israeli helicopters fire on a Palestinian security compound in Gaza. Meanwhile, as Israel continues construction on a security wall, Palestinian farmers and other workers fear a devastating economic impact. NPR's Peter Kenyon and Jackie Northam report.

Four years after the last round of weapons inspectors left Baghdad, chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix arrived in Baghdad Monday, along with International Atomic Energy Agency head Mohamed ElBaradei and advance inspection teams that the two men will oversee. NPR’s Vicky O’Hara profiles Blix.