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With help from Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Dr. John returns to the spooky, percussive sounds of his first records on Locked Down.

In February, North Korea agreed to freeze uranium enrichment and missile tests and allow international nuclear inspectors — and then immediately announced a rocket launch. North Korea watchers are puzzled by the mixed messages and wonder who is calling the shots in a country with a new, untested leader.

In 2007, Congress created a public-private foundation to support research of interest to the FDA. Critics said this amounted to a new way for industry groups to influence the agency's decisions, and any FDA funding for the foundation was blocked for years. That's about to change.

American and Dutch companies announced their prototype flying cars completed first flights. The American car flies like a plane; the Dutch one like a helicopter.

A public-policy expert makes the point that the reaction to the GSA scandal could lead to a pernicious development, the government equivalent of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. In an attempt to prevent such future excesses, cuts could be made to federal agency budgets that actually decrease not improve government's ability to wisely manage its spending.

The job of a White House press secretary is to stay on message no matter how disbelieving the journalists before you. Earnest did what he was paid to do despite the obvious skepticism of journalists to his assertions that the White House had no contingency plans in case the high court strikes down the health law or was pleased with the solicitor general's performance.

The decision was made to accommodate different religions and cultures.

A JetBlue flight the plane was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, Tuesday after the pilot left the cockpit mid-flight and went on a rant. Federal prosecutors Wednesday charged the pilot, Clayton Osbon, with interfering with a flight crew. The court filing contains new details about what apparently went on during that flight. NPR's John Burnett joins host Melissa Block.

Donovan and The Small Faces' Ian McLagan, who will both be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring, explain how the music and fashion of 1960s Britain grew from a deep love of American styles.

The iconic banjo player, who played with Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt, developed a picking technique which defined the sound of bluegrass music. His "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" won two Grammy awards and made the banjo bluegrass' star instrument.