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Responding to unfounded predictions from a local man, scientists said the risks for a big quake were slim. Unfortunately, a bug quake hit shortly thereafter. Some critics said this trial was akin to "a medieval-style attack on science."

Skilling was sentenced to 24 years in jail for his role in the spectacular collapse of the energy company Enron.

At the 2013 Game Developers Conference the video game company presented photo-realistic animations. And it seems, we've gotten to the point where telling apart reality from animation is nearly impossible.

A cold, snowy winter in most of the country hurt economic growth, but forecasters see conditions improving for the rest of the year.

Hispanic women in California are earning the lowest amount of any race, anywhere, in the United States.

Bad weather may be at least partly to blame for the relatively low number of jobs added to private payrolls last month. Economists expect to hear more about February's slow growth later this week.

Buses were allowed to carry people out of harm's way during a stay of hostilities, which have displaced some 1.6 million. Talks between Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France are to continue Sunday.

The tech giant sold 74 million phones in three months.

Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar discusses her memoir, Shoot Like a Girl.David Bianculli says Bette and Joan is "wickedly funny." Joel Sartore talks about his effort to photograph 12,000 animal species.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzle master Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with Bob Flood of Allen, Texas.