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The Pope meets with American Cardinals today to discuss how to handle the current pedophilia scandal threatening the church here in the U.S. NPR's Tovia Smith examines why the summit is taking place now.

Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic legislative leaders struck a state budget deal Thursday that provides more than $1.8 billion in tax relief to inflation-weary Illinoisans, handing the party what it hopes will be a potent message of empathy and fiscal solvency heading into fall campaigns.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new study saying that the herbal remedy St. John's Wort is not effective against serious depression. (3:30)

Just hours after John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln, the actor showed up at the doorstep of Dr. Samuel Mudd, seeking help for his broken leg. Soon after, Dr. Mudd was sentenced to life in jail. To this day, his family is fighting to clear Mudds name. Cindy Johnston reports.

Medicaid consumes the second largest share of state money, and its rapidly rising costs are swamping state budgets. Without the federal government's intervention, states say they're heading for a health care catastrophe. NPR's David Molpus reports for Morning Edition and NPR's Julie Rovner reports for All Things Considered.

Thousands of Inca mummies have been found beneath a dusty shantytown in Peru. The mummy bundles -- containing several individuals each along with food, tools and jewels for the afterlife -- are providing archaeologists with amazing stories about Inca culture. For All Things Considered, NPR's Allison Aubrey reports.

As part of his continuing series of stories from Roosevelt High School in Seattle, NPR's Robert Smith follows several Roosevelt students as they build a small robot and enter it in a national competition. While learning about technology, the students also learned something about teamwork.

Americans love to kick up their heels and relax in their easy chairs. They have two cousins -- both named Ed -- to thank for that sedentary pleasure called the La-Z-Boy recliner. Cindy Carpien reports on the genesis of the modern reclining chair for Morning Edition as part of NPR's Present at the Creation series.

Wilco's new album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot takes the erstwhile alt-country band even further from its roots. Frontman Jeff Tweedy talks with John Ydstie on All Things Considered. And Meredith Ochs reviews a new anthology of music from Tweedy's old band, the legendary Uncle Tupelo. (8:15) The CD is on Nonesuch Records. See http://www.wilcoworld.net/.

Republicans say it's now more important than ever to secure the nation's oil supply by opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil development. Opponents counter there's still no evidence that the wildlife refuge contains more than a few months' supply of oil. For All Things Considered, Elizabeth Arnold reports.