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  • Kermit the Frog on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where he was honored.
    Goldman Sachs Scours Emails To Hunt For 'Muppets'
    A former employee claimed "muppets" was a word used to disparage clients.
  • Breakfast Barons: Mr. Coffee, Lender's Founders Die
    Two entrepreneurs who changed American breakfasts have died. Robert Siegel talks about Sam Glazer, a co-founder of the Mr. Coffee company and Murray Lender, who helped make Lender's Bagels a household name.
  • Answers To Your Questions About The Health Care Overhaul Law
    The health care overhaul law that President Obama championed and Republicans rejected turns two on Friday. Ahead of the big day, we asked for questions from our audiences online and on air. NPR's health policy correspondent Julie Rovner has the answers.
  • <strong>Are You Not Entertained?</strong> TV host Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci) takes the celebrity interview to new lows when chatting up the young combatants in the to-the-death Hunger Games — including Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence).
    'Hunger Games': Mortal Combat As Appointment TV
    Jennifer Lawrence stars as Katniss Everdeen in the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel, in which random teens are forced to fight to the death in a televised tournament. Critic Bob Mondello says Lawrence's tough, smart performance is the biggest asset in an engaging film.
  • Lana Turner, center, is an interested listener as actress Ava Gardner leans over her to chat with Fernando Lamas, who is famous for saying, "It's better to look good, than feel good."
    In Economics, It's Better To Feel Good, Than Look Good
    Economists keep getting it wrong. But why?
  • Ronald Allen Smith is the only Canadian on death row in the United States. Since Canada has abolished the death penalty, Canadians have been advocating for clemency for Smith.
    Canadian Asked For Death, But Now Wants Life
    The only Canadian on death row in the United States is making one last ditch effort to avoid execution. Capitol punishment is illegal in Canada and the Canadian government formally supports the clemency request, but the final word is up to the governor, a vocal supporter of the death penalty.
  • President Obama announces support for building an oil pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, Thursday in Cushing, Okla.
    Obama Returns To Oklahoma Talking Oil
    President Obama visited Oklahoma for the first time since taking office and announced an executive order to speed up review of a U.S.-only portion of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. His announcement came as Republicans criticized his administration over rising gas prices.
  • Afghan Suspect To Be Charged With 17 Counts Of Murder
    NPR has confirmed that Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the Army soldier suspected of going on a shooting rampage in Afghanistan, will be charged with 17 counts of murder. On Thursday, the Pentagon increased the death toll from the March 11 incident to 17 from 16.
  • Top Executives Quit Komen After Planned Parenthood Controversy
    At least five top officials quit the Dallas-based organization after it took a decision — since reversed — to eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood. And there have been calls for the group's founder and chief executive to resign.
  • GOP Primary Draws Candidates to Louisiana
    Louisiana Republicans heading for the polls tomorrow will be getting more national attention than in past contests. The head of the G-O-P in the state is…
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