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NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London on a British court ruling that twin girls at the center of a trans-Atlantic adoption battle must remain in temporary foster care. The judge postponed a final decision on the babies' custody. But he upheld the actions of child welfare authorities, who removed the twins from the home of a Welsh couple named Kilshaw. The Kilshaws had adopted the babies through an American agent advertising on the Internet. The girls had already been taken in by a California couple, but that adoption was not finalized.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports that Sri Lankans went to the polls today to elect a new parliament, but in the city of Jaffna, residents seem disinterested in the results. They don't believe that the election will end the 17-year war between government forces and Tamil Tiger separatists, who are fighting for control of the region. The government currently has control of Jaffna, but the rebels are fighting hard to take the city, which they view as the cultural and spiritual home of Sri Lanka's Tamil minority.

The mayor of Denver, Colorado says he doesn't want to jump on the bandwagon of cities renaming their sports stadiums after corporate sponsors. AT&T Broadband, Janus Capital Corporation and Invesco have all expressed interest in paying to have their names on the new home field for the Denver Broncos football team. Noah Adams talks with Mayor Wellington Webb about why he wants to keep the name "Mile High Stadium," despite the possible benefits to taxpayers from a corporate name.

Nationwide, courts can't agree whether the use of a "thermal imager" is actually a "search" for which a warrant is constitutionally required. Thermal imagers are used by police to confirm suspicions that residents are using great amounts of artificial light to grow marijuana. Some courts have said people don't have any expectation of privacy in the amount of heat emitted from their homes. But Commentator Lis Wiehl believes police should get a search before using these devices.

The Marshall Fire burned nearly a thousand homes in Boulder County.

As the nation finally addresses its crumbling infrastructure, will urban homes get left behind?

The U.S. military is starting to embed officers with newly formed Iraqi military units. Lt. Gen. John Vines says these advisors represent the next stage of U.S. involvement in Iraq -- possibly a precursor to bringing more U.S. troops home. Analyst Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution discusses the move.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says the Pentagon's decision on when to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq will be dictated in part by that country's security situation. Rumsfeld has been under intense criticism for the costs and duration of operations in Iraq, and for the mistreatment of detainees held by U.S. forces. Rumsfeld speaks with NPR's Juan Williams.

New York City's most famous evicted red-tailed hawks, Pale Male and Lola, have gotten their nest back -- or at least a new steel-cradle structure and the spikes to anchor it. Now they can return to their home atop a Fifth Avenue co-op building. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

Alan Aerts' elaborate Christmas displays outside his home in Monte Sereno, Calif. have attracted thousands of visitors, to the chagrin of some of his neighbors. Attempts to restrict the display led Mr. Aerts to roll out a giant statue of the Dr. Seuss character the Grinch this year. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Mr. Aerts.