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The first of six "Spring for Music" concert series programs from Carnegie Hall in New York airs this Friday evening at 7 with a performance of Christopher…

A study finds people who eat more pickles, sauerkraut or kimchi have less social anxiety. It's not clear if the food made people feel better, or if the people who felt better ate that food.

THIS EVENT IS OVER Check with this blog regularly for information and updates on all of the Metropolitan Opera's 2009-2010 live in HD presentations, which…

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Israel continues to pound Lebanon with bombs for a 10th day, primarily targeting Shiite areas in the south and east of the country. An Israeli general has warned that Israel could expand ground operations in southern Lebanon, where there have been fierce clashes between its troops and Hezbollah. Meanwhile, civilians in Lebanon continue to seek shelter from the fighting.

Barry White, the honey-voiced baritone known for his sultry, romantic songs, dies at a hospital in Los Angeles. White, 58, had been in poor health for several years and died while awaiting a kidney transplant. The soul singer became a star during the disco era, but had a resurgence in popularity in recent years. He won two Grammies for his 1999 album, "Staying Power." NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance.

Simon Wiesenthal, who shared his experience of the Holocaust as a way to teach a lesson to humanity and spent decades hunting Nazi war criminals, has died at age 96. Steve Inskeep talks with Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.

Johnny Cash, country music's "Man in Black," dies due to complications from diabetes at 71. Cash, whose hits include "I Walk the Line," and "A Boy Named Sue," earned 11 Grammys in his six-decade career and was inducted into the Country Music, the Rock and Roll and the Songwriters halls of fame. Cash's death comes four months after the death of his wife, June Carter Cash. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.

An apparent car bomb explodes outside of a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Najaf, killing at least 75 people, including prominent Shiite cleric Ayatollah Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim. Al-Hakim led a political party that operated in exile for years in Iran during Saddam Hussein's regime, and had cooperated to a degree with occupying U.S. forces. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.