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Man Man's freewheeling waltzes reside somewhere between Broadway musicals and vintage 45s. Singer Honus Honus's gruff-but-lovable growl recalls Tom Waits or Nick Cave, while the rest of Man Man wields pots and pans, whistles and chimes, xylophones, flutes and trumpets.

President Bush vows in his State of the Union speech to increase funding to develop coal-fired power plants that produce no polluting emissions. But the federal government is currently undermining efforts by states to require power companies to use an existing "green" technology that's already available.

Broken Social Scene, the indie rock collective based in Toronto, Canada, is getting rave reviews for their third CD, a self-titled album some critics say is their most powerful record to date. NPR producer Christopher Johnson reports on the band's unique, multi-layered rock 'n' roll rumble and the logistics of getting a dozen band members on and off the stage.

An American patrol found 18 bodies -- all males -- in an abandoned minibus Tuesday night on a road between two notorious west Baghdad neighborhoods. The bodies of at least 23 people have been found dumped throughout Baghdad in the last day.

The auction process for Knight Ridder, one of the largest newspaper chains in the country, starts Thursday. The company announced last fall that it was putting itself up for sale. The move is an effort to satisfy shareholders, who want better returns on their investment in the company.

In New York, a federal jury deadlocks in the racketeering trial of accused mob boss John "Junior" Gotti. It's his second mistrial in eight months. Prosecutors say they'll try Gotti a third time, and the judge indicates she'll set a new trial date on Monday.

Nanotechnology is finding a home in beauty products. Some skin-cream makers, for instance, say buckyballs can prevent premature aging of the skin by acting as an anti-oxidant. But some experts wonder about the safety of these highly engineered nanostructures.

NPR debuts its newest feature: a blog. The new editorial offering promises a look at outstanding stories, and issues that never make it to air. NPR producer -- and new blogger -- JJ Sutherland talks about Mixed Signals.

Jazz-pop pioneer and Steely Dan frontman Donald Fagen has a new solo album, Morph the Cat. And to support the CD's release, Fagen is doing something he has rarely done before: Tour as a solo act.

A report from investigators in the House, due for release Wednesday, is expected to fault all levels of government in the response to Hurricane Katrina. Authors of the report, "A Failure of Initiative," outline 90 serious flaws in the response -- ranging from ineffective leadership at the Department of Homeland Security to inadequate state and local plans for evacuation to a "fog of war" at the White House.