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New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?

Married for 69 years, former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn shared a romantic moment for the cheering crowd. Carter is a longtime Atlanta Braves fan.

In this solar system, Jupiter is about the size of a miniature watermelon. The sun is a small weather balloon. And the orbits, traced onto a dry lakebed, are huge.

A mosque inside the military compound near Peshawar was also attacked and many killed in the assault were attending Friday prayers.

Zagreb has begun sending thousands of migrants back to hard-line Hungary, sparking a war of words between the two nations over border security.

NPR's Scott Simon reports that Ukrainians are outraged over what they call Russia's latest theft in Crimea — a $90,000 bottle of Spanish wine.

The number of tourists visiting Cuba this year may break last year's record of 3 million. With this weekend's visit by Pope Francis, Cuba's overflowing tourist infrastructure will be put to the test.

Each January, the skies over cities in the Indian state of Gujarat are full of kites. It's a celebration of spring — and a chance for cutthroat competition.

Francis will spend several days in the island nation, where he will visit President Raul Castro. In the U.S., the pontiff will meet with President Obama and address Congress and the United Nations.

Author Mary Karr discusses the faults of memory and the challenges of writing about loved ones. Lutheran minister Nadia Bolz-Weber preaches a Gospel of love to junkies, drag queens and outsiders.