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With both the starter and backup Penguins goalies out because of injuries, third-string Domingue entered Game 1 of the playoff series with the New York Rangers — and he didn't disappoint.

Some ethnic Serbs are returning to Kosovo six years after the war that left ethnic Albanians the dominant group there. Resentment still simmers, as one Serb family in the town of Klina is learning.

Hearings in Topeka Thursday will raise new questions about how the theory of evolution should be taught in the state's schools. Advocates of intelligent design propose new education guidelines to encourage teachers and students to consider other viewpoints.

Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) weighs in on the nomination of John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Hagel, who's on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, tells NPR's Robert Siegel that he does not expect the Foreign Relations Committee vote this Thursday on Bolton's nomination to be delayed.

President Bush summons White House reporters to the Rose Garden to hear his views on a dozen issues, including the violence in Iraq, charges of abuse at Guantanamo Bay, his campaign for new federal judges and a new approach to Social Security.

Noah Adams talks with Deborah Adler, a graphic designer behind the new look and design for prescription pill bottles that goes into use at all Target stores this weekend. The design is meant to make prescription drugs safer, and make it easier to identify the right pills to take.

The U.S. military detains six men suspected of shooting down a civilian helicopter in Iraq. Eleven people died, including six Americans. Iraqi forces helped U.S. soldiers track the suspects after finding a pickup truck tied to the attack scene.

The largest funeral in modern history takes place in Rome on a windy, cool morning. The funeral for Pope John Paul II begins nine days of mourning for one of the Catholic Church's longest-serving pontiffs. The homily was delivered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, one of the pope's closest friends and advisers.

Comic book artist Brad Neely thought it would be funny to create his own soundtrack for the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. But Joel Rose of member station WHYY says the film's distributor, Warner Brothers, was not amused.

The 66-year-old wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he is experiencing mild symptoms and is "following the experts' advice" by isolating himself until he's healthy.

Not all musicians support the current crackdown on Internet file sharing. Some give their music away for free, trading some record sales in the hopes that they'll get more exposure from offering the downloads. The band Nine Inch Nails is currently streaming their new album online, ahead of the CD's commercial release Tuesday.

This evening in St. Peter's Square, four days of public visits to Pope John Paul II's body came to a close. Among those who said goodbye Thursday were many Polish-Americans. Emily Harris followed one family's journey.

General Motors pulls its ads in the Los Angeles Times after the newspaper's Pulitzer Prize-winning auto critic, Dan Neil, called for the resignation of GM's chief executive in a column this week. Neil and other industry analysts say the company is falling dangerously behind its foreign competitors, especially in developing hybrid cars. Paul Eisenstein, publisher of TheCarConnection.com, an Internet magazine, discusses the controversy.

Singer and songwriter John Prine has been making music for more than 30 years, and his new CD Fair & Square, out April 26 on Oh Boy Records, features the vivid story-like songwriting and humor he's best known for.

Mark Rozzo talks about his latest book Everybody Thought We Were Crazy. It offers a look into the relationship between Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward and their impact on 1960s Los Angeles.

Ricky Zhang of Youth Radio is the son of Chinese immigrants. His parents don't speak English, so when it came time to fill out financial aid forms and scholarship applications, he was on his own.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with President Bush at the White House in a bid to bolster relations with the United States and advance the peace process with Israel. Abbas came away from the meeting with a U.S. pledge of $50 million in aid for the Palestinian Authority.

Ed Gordon speaks with actress and comedian Wanda Sykes about her new film acting alongside Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, who's acting in her first film role in 15 years.

Tutoring is a $4 billion business, and that figure is going up. Once an upper-class phenomenon, tutoring is spreading, thanks to competitive pressures and the No Child Left Behind law. And some children even find the extra lessons enjoyable.

Two scientists from the University of Missouri St. Louis are making the case to save endangered parasites. The scientists say lice and their comrades can reveal much about their host species but are rapidly going extinct. But don't expect lawmakers to make additions to the Endangered Species List anytime soon.

About 1,000 people have been evacuated from a town in Southern California after a landslide Wednesday. Multimillion-dollar houses in Laguna Beach were destroyed as residents escaped. Meanwhile, construction continues on new and glamorous homes in the area. Member station KPCC's Rob Schmitz reports.

The phrase "young, gifted and black" reverberated out of the Civil Rights movement -- News & Notes begins a series of profiles of a new generation to watch with a look at artist Kehinde Wiley.

Despite their name, Panama hats are actually made in Ecuador. The few remaining master weavers get little recognition -- and even less money -- for headwear that can be sold for thousands of dollars in the United States.

Pizza, one of the world's most popular foods, comes in many styles — from New York to Chicago to artichokes and free-range chicken. Food writer Ed Levine's new book, Pizza, a Slice of Heaven, gathers fact and opinion on an American staple.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson analyzes the sexy new TV spots for Overstock.com. It all comes down to one thing: the undeniably sexy actress who says "it's all about the 'O.'"