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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves at the end of the Chrismal mass in the morning of Holy Thursday on Thursday.

Assailing 'Disobedience,' Pope Says Women Will Not Be Ordained

The pope said the ban on female priests was part of the church's "divine constitution."

The New London School Explosion of March 18, 1937, killed hundreds of students in the East Texas town.

75 Years Later: The Day The Town School Exploded

One of the worst school disasters in American history occurred 75 years ago, when an explosion killed hundreds of students at a school in East Texas. The traumatic event etched itself into the memory of Kenneth Honeycutt, now 83.

An undated photo, released by the Denver FBI, of Earl Albert Moore.

Life In Prison For Man Who Planted Pipe Bomb In Colorado Mall

Last April, on the 12th anniversary of the Columbine school shootings, Earl Albert Moore left a bomb in a nearby Colorado shopping mall. It didn't explode, but he had sown "seeds of terror," a judge says.

Rick Santorum speaks in Mars, Pa., on Tuesday, after Mitt Romney swept primaries in Wisconsin, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. In his speech, Santorum declared that it's "halftime" in the race for delegates and the GOP nomination.

When It Comes To Delegates, Santorum May Have A Math Problem

While it is technically true that Mitt Romney has not yet reached the halfway mark to the 1,144 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination, the math underlying the remaining contests sets up a glide path for him and a stone wall for Rick Santorum.

<strong>Heavy Lies The Head That Wears The Mitre:</strong> Michel Piccoli plays Melville, a cardinal unexpectedly elected pope who falls into an existential crisis before he can make his first papal address.

To Be Or Not To Be (The Pope) Is The Question

The Vatican is thrown into crisis when the just-elected pontiff doubts he can do the job. NPR's Bob Mondello says We Have A Pope director Nanni Moretti leavens the institutional and emotional stress with humor, and star Michel Piccoli delivers a sweetly sympathetic performance. (Recommended)

Job seekers in Boston in February, 2012.

Partisan Fight For Female Vote Uses Monthly Jobs Report As Weapon

Disappointing jobs numbers reinforced a vexing trend that has shown up in the Labor Department data for months. During the current recovery, women have failed to regain jobs at anything near a rate comparable to men. It's a potential political problem for the president which the GOP would like to exploit.

An artist's impression of a group of <em>Yutyrannus</em>. The 30-foot-long dinosaurs were covered with downy feathers — likely to keep the animals warm.

A 'Warm And Fuzzy' Dino? (Yes, But Mind The Teeth)

Known by its nickname "beautiful feathered tyrant," Yutyrannus huali is a cousin of T. rex, 30 feet long and about 3,000 pounds. It had no trouble tearing its prey to pieces, but the dinosaur was also a snappy dresser — it was covered in downy feathers.

Congressional Races, Strategies Take Shape

With a lull in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, it's a good time to take a look at the campaign for control of the House of Representatives, which controls the federal budget. Host Scott Simon talks to American Enterprise Institute's Norm Ornstein about congressional races.

On A Mission: What The U.N. Faces In Syria

What's the situation facing the United Nations team on the ground in Syria this weekend? Host Scott Simon talks with Peter Harling, Middle East project director of the International Crisis Group, who's in and out of Syria frequently.

Embattled D.C. School District Has A New Vibe

A year and a half after Washington, D.C., and its hard-charging school chancellor Michelle Rhee parted ways, there are troubling questions about the reforms and policies she left in place. As NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, new chancellor Kaya Henderson is trying to build the trust and goodwill she'll need to go forward with her own plans.

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