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The Weakerthans frontman stops by the studio to perform songs from his debut solo album, Provincial.

While one woman in Maryland has told reporters she bought a winning ticket, she's provided no proof. And lottery officials say no one's come forward. The winners in Kansas and Illinois haven't been heard from yet either.

The interviews are part of an ongoing investigation of government scientists who described seeing dead polar bears in Arctic waters in 2006. Investigators were apparently interested in archived aerial surveys, suggesting their probe remains focused on the scientific integrity of the 2006 paper.

The anti-voter ID law infographic by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is just the latest broadside in the war between those who believe the voter ID laws are aimed at suppressing the votes of people more likely to vote for Democrats and those who believe that voting fraud is a real and present threat to American democracy.

Florida officials, led by Democratic State Senator Chris Smith, plan to convene a task force to explore the "stand-your-ground" law in light of the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Some tourists have said Martin's murder is making them think twice about visiting the state.

Between 6 and 7 of every 10 copies of national and metro papers sold in Australia are owned by News Ltd., News Corp.'s Australian newspaper arm. There is pride in the global success of a local boy, but cynicism, too.

Known as the Father of Loud, Jim Marshall helped a generation that included Pete Townsend and Jimi Hendrix redefine popular music by turning up the volume.

There's a question whether Rick Santorum will prolong his presidential campaign to finish in Pennsylvania later this month. Mitt Romney, on the other hand, is moving in for the kill, buying $1.8 million of airtime in the state. NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the state of the GOP nominating campaign.

After weeks of intense national attention on the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, NPR's Kathy Lohr takes the temperature of the town where the story continues to play out.

The presidential primary is over, but there are plenty of hotly contested elections still to come in Wisconsin this year. Chuck Quirmbach of Wisconsin Public Radio reports on the state's high profile among this year's political campaigns.