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In Sudan's capital Khartoum, Muhjah Khatib survived the first 10 days of fighting between two generals and their armies. Now, she makes her painful exodus to another country.

Search coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is pledging to make his state the "electric mobility capital" of the country — without embracing the climate realities that are helping drive the transition.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Crumb remains best known for music he wrote in the 1960s and 70s. His work included Black Angels, a response to the Vietnam War. Now a Crumb revival is afoot, with two works premiering this fall, and a third scheduled for spring. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

The creators of the offbeat comedy Being John Malkovich have a new film out: Adaptation. Nicolas Cage stars as a screenwriter who struggles to adapt a non-fiction book into a screenplay. Meryl Streep and Chris Cooper also play key roles. Pat Dowell reports.

The Pianist is a holocaust film from a holocaust survivor: director Roman Polanski. But while Polanski shares a special connection with the lead character -- an artist who endures many horrors -- the story is not Polanski's. NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review.

China launches its fourth unmanned space capsule into Earth orbit. The government said the program could "soon lead to a manned space voyage." NPR's Rob Gifford and Renee Montagne discuss why the race to space is so important to China's national pride.

Curtis Mozie, 37, has videotaped events in Washington, D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood for two decades. He's captured a narrative of good times and bad. He hopes the tapes will help people realize the full impact of gang violence. NPR's Shannon Rhoades reports.

On this day in 1950, Earl Lloyd became the first African-American to play in an National Basketball Association game, when he took to the court for the Washington Capitols. He played seven games for the Capitols before the team folded in 1951. Earl was later picked up by the Syracuse Nationals, and then by Detroit Pistons. He retired in 1960. Today Robert Siegel talks to Lloyd about his career, as the NBA kicks off its season tonight.

Host Bob Edwards talks with photojournalist Ron Haviv about his new book, Blood and Honey - A Balkan War Journal. Haviv shares some of the stories behind his photographs — and explains why he's risked his life to take them.