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Mike Pesca of Slate's "The Gist" updates NPR's Linda Wertheimer on March Madness.

In a country that is hopelessly casual, Easter Sunday in black churches stands apart. Fine hats adorn the heads of church ladies old and young.

What did we do well? What should we have done differently? A health worker who spent a year in West Africa shares her frank opinions.

Growing up, they knew something was different, but nobody put a name to it. For many, it took years to get a diagnosis: autism. Finally hearing that word can be a relief.

The "Christian Dior Of Cuba" looks back on bittersweet memories from his time living in a housing facility for people with HIV.

Capt. Daniel Dusek pleaded guilty last year to bribery, admitting he gave classified information in exchange for access to prostitutes and other favors. He's now been sentenced to 46 months in jail.

John B. King Jr. talks about his priorities for a tenure that may be short-lived: implementing the new education law, high-quality preschool and college access, to name a few.

The Elite Eight of the NCAA men's basketball tournament is set, and this year's games have been as exciting as usual. But ESPN's Howard Bryant tells NPR's Scott Simon the meaning of the tournament may be changing.

A group of synthetic biologists report they've created an organism with a minimum number of genes required to survive and reproduce.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Julian Borger, author of The Butcher's Trail, about the trial of Bosnian war criminal Radovan Karadzic which ended this week in The Hague.