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The BBC's Caroline Hawley reports on Jewish pilgrims in Cairo.

Harsh winter weather this year means ski resorts have been busier than usual...even in the South. Melanie Peeples reports on skiing as far South as Georgia and Alabama.

Commentator Robert Franklin, President of the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, Georgia, reflects on the role of black preachers in American life. They are at once poets and storytellers and the conscience of the country.

NPR's Rob Gifford tells us about an former American prisoner of war who after being taken captive during the Korean war, remained in Asia even after he was freed. Now fifty years later he still lives in China.

Host Bob Edwards talks with commentator John Feinstein live about the first major tournament on the tennis tour.

Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a young poet from San Francisco, revisits Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, and laments the distortion of his message in the current age. His poem is titled, Savage Inequalities.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports from San Alavador on the devastating weekend earthquake that left hundreds dead and thousands missing or homeless. The greatest disaster area was the low-income suburb of Santa Tecla, part of which was buried under a landslide triggered by the violent quake.

Sometimes referred to as the "Pulitzer Prizes of children's books," the Newbery and Caldecott medals are the oldest, most prestigious awards in children's literature. Today, the medals were presented by the American Library Association to the best author and illustrator of children's books. NPR's Shirley Jahad reports.

Commentator Elissa Ely recalls embellishing facts as a child to create stories about her family and life.

NPR's Nina Totenberg reports on a Supreme Court case that will decide if Alabama can deny a driver's license to someone who does not speak English. Lawyers for Mexican immigrant Marta Sandoval are arguing that Alabama's "English-only" driver's test violates the 1964 Civil Rights Act.