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The House of Representatives approves $87.5 billion for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Nearly $19 billion of that amount is earmarked for Iraq's reconstruction. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports.

Iraqi officials are blaming al Qaeda and a Sunni militant group for an explosion at one of the country's most famous Shiite religious shrines. The blast in Samarra destroyed the golden dome and sent protesters into the streets.

Baghdad sets a daytime curfew amid bloodshed following the bombing of a Shiite shrine. Leaders call for Muslim unity. Issam Kadhim al Rawi of the Sunni Endowment Group, which protects shrines, speaks with Alex Chadwick.

Over the weekend, 83 bodies were delivered to the Baghdad morgue. The figure is high even by the grim standards of a venue that has seen thousands of corpses this year.

Tornadoes touched down in several states this week, killing at least 27 people. The majority of those killed lived in a handful of rural counties in northwest Tennessee.

In Southern Sudan, international aid is being put to full use, and so are the shipping materials. The Sudanese are converting the packaging from international food aid and other supplies into necessities such as ropes, furniture, and kitchen utensils.

Hearings this week in Topeka focused on how the theory of evolution should be taught in Kansas schools. Proponents of intelligent design propose that students and teachers be encouraged to discuss alternate views to the theory of evolution.

The House of Representatives votes not to add a ban on gay marriage to the Constitution. After a lively debate, 158 Democrats, 27 Republicans and one independent voted against advancing the issue in the Republican-controlled House. Hear NPR's Andrea Seabrook.

Two Impressionist paintings stolen form a Zurich museum on Feb. 10 have been recovered from an abandoned car.

There have been new attacks in Baghdad. Insurgents fired half a dozen mortar rounds and reportedly killed one person, hit by a round that landed near a mobile phone office. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.