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Mitchel Craddock and his buddies found a stray and her litter at a cabin in Tennessee. Craddock's friends each adopted a puppy; his grandma adopted the mom.

Norah Jones, the 24-year-old jazz-pop singer who two years ago took home eight Grammy awards for her debut album, releases her second CD, Feels Like Home. The music features the same understated playing and soulful inflections, but with a more down-home feel. NPR's Michele Norris interviews Jones.

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.

Gene Roddenberry once declared that if Spock's fictional home planet Vulcan did exist, it would probably orbit the star called 40 Eridani A. Astronomers have now found this star does have a planet.

A summer job in a Baltimore funeral home turned into a nine-year career and lifelong passion for Sheri Booker. Her coming-of-age memoir recalls tears and trade secrets of the mortuary business.

A huge boulder blocked Topanga Canyon Road in Southern California for much of the past week, illustrating the drama of torrential rains and mudslides in the region. Commentator Rick Cleveland, an executive producer for the TV program Six Feet Under, says the boulder hit pretty close to home.

Big-league baseball returns to Washington, D.C., with a bang after a 34-years absence. The Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 in the team's home opener Thursday night before a sellout crowd at a refurbished Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.

Tennessee has followed neighboring states in ordering residents to remain at home. Tennessee had looser coronavirus restrictions but new data show residents have not adhered to those warnings.

Pope John Paul II returns home after spending 10 days at Rome's Gemelli hospital for severe breathing problems. Michele Norris talks to John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter about the latest news from the Vatican. Allen says the Pope seemed alert and in good condition.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on the differing receptions that await Israel's Prime Minister Barak and Palestinian Leader Arafat, as they return today from the 15-day Summit at Camp David. The talks ended yesterday without an agreement. Arafat is being praised for standing firm on issues of importance to Palestinians, especially sovereignty over East Jerusalem. Barak returns home with an uncertain political future.