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North and South Korean officials meet in Seoul for talks on economic cooperation, but discussions are overshadowed by concerns about North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Meanwhile, U.S. envoy John Bolton says he expects the U.N. to begin discussions on the standoff by week's end. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Rising U.S. casualties, confusion about U.S. efforts to end violence in places such as Fallujah, and allegations of Iraqi prisoner abuse have many questioning the viability of U.S. policy on Iraq. Many blame the lack of a clear chain of command for the chaos. Some analysts say U.S. goals for Iraq are no longer attainable. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

An unprecedented daytime curfew imposed by the Iraqi government deters attacks after a recent surge in sectarian violence. Iraqis, however, say that the crisis caused by Wednesday's bombing of a Shiite shrine is far from over, and rumblings of civil war can be heard around Baghdad.

Cardinal Bernard Law's resignation as Archbishop of Boston has symbolic value, but the archdiocese remains in crisis, stained by a sex-abuse scandal and beset by financial problems. Hear from NPR's Duncan Moon, NPR's John Ydstie and Rev. Robert Bullock, chairman of the Boston Priest Forum.

Meeting with South Korean officials in Seoul, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly says the United States may consider providing North Korea with energy supplies if it scraps its nuclear weapons program. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

The case of $645 million in state spending unilaterally canceled by a Republican-led state House committee is scheduled for its first court hearing.

First, more on environment-friendly changes recently made to animal farm waste disposal laws. Then, we heard about the escalation of demonstrations led by two different conservative political candidates outside of a Dearborn city council meeting.

We learned about how the latest polar vortex is hitting houseless communities, as well as a new project at MSU meant to prevent postpartum depression. And the latest episode of It’s Just Politics.

In a formal opinion, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says cuts to the current fiscal year budget that were ordered last month by the GOP-led House Appropriations Committee are unconstitutional.

Kent Syverud has been chosen as the next president of the University of Michigan. He acknowledges the challenges ahead, including maintaining the U.S. as a leader in higher education.