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Actors Katy Perry and Neil Patrick Harris pose with Smurfette in Cancun, Mexico.

Entirely Real Photos: In Which Katy Perry Seems Bored By Smurfette

The stars of the upcoming Smurfs sequel pose next to a fake blue Eiffel Tower in Cancun. Really.

This combination of undated photos shows Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19. The FBI says the two brothers and suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Ethnicity, Religion And The Tsarnaev Brothers

Much of the chatter around the Boston Marathon bombings has been concerned with the Tsarnaev brothers ethnic background and its possible implications.

Omar Sosa & Paolo Fresu: Tiny Desk Concert

Fresu's work on trumpet and flugelhorn provides a perfect foil for Sosa's introspective intersection of jazz, Afro-Cuban sounds and a chamber-music mentality. In this concert at NPR Music's offices, the duo's quietly energetic performance hangs over the crowd like a soft mist.

Brown University student Sunil Tripathi, who has been missing since March, was wrongly identified in social media as a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Reddit has apologized to Tripathi's family "for the pain they have had to endure."

Social Media's Rush To Judgment In The Boston Bombings

As Internet users injected themselves into the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, false rumors began to spread about possible suspects in the attack. One of those falsely accused in social media was a 22-year-old Brown University student who has been missing. The general manager of Reddit has now apologized to the student's family.

Major Civil War Collection Now Permanent At Tulane Library

A major collection of Civil War documents is now part of the permanent collection entrusted to Tulane University. The papers include those written by…

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, and fellow GOP senators accused the Obama administration of creating a "manufactured crisis" by furloughing FAA air traffic controllers and causing delayed flights.

Budget Cuts Delay Flights But Not Fingerpointing

Blame shifting was in high gear Tuesday on Capitol Hill and at the White House as the first air traffic delays tied to the furloughs of Federal Aviation Administration controllers began to get attention.

Senators Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, and Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, discussing their new campaign finance legislation at an April 23, 2013 Capitol Hill news conference.

Bill Would Expand Disclosure Of Political Money

Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Ron Wyden have sponsored a bill aimed at outing the wealthy donors, corporations and unions that financed some $300 million in secretly funded campaign ads last year. Initial reactions showed what the two senators are up against.

Nigella Lawson is a British food writer and one of <em>Morning Edition</em>'s go-to cooking experts.

Nigella Lawson Helps Listener Cook Her Eclectic Cupboard

Morning Edition's new project, Cook Your Cupboard, invites cooks to send in photos of food items they aren't sure how to use. In our first installment, NPR listener Marcy Misner has beans, vinegar and almond milk, and food writer Nigella Lawson gives her some guidance on where to go from there.

People On Terrorism Watch List Not Blocked From Buying Guns

Under current laws, if a background check shows your name is on the national terror watch list, you can still purchase a gun. Government data show that people on terrorism watch lists were able to buy guns or explosives after a background check more than 1,300 times between 2004 and 2010.

Modern Chihuahuas trace their genetic roots in America to back before the arrival of Europeans, a new study suggests.

Barking Up The Family Tree: American Dogs Have Surprising Genetic Roots

A few dog breeds indigenous to North America have genetic roots on the continent that stretch back 1,000 years or more. A study finds that their genetic lineages haven't changed much, despite an influx of European pooches.

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