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At the heart of the controversial law is this question: What constitutes provocation? Since the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin made law the subject of national debate, one of the legislators who helped write it, Rep. Dennis Baxley, has been adamant in his belief that the law simply doesn't apply in this case.

Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz talks to NPR's Mike Pesca about tomorrow's night championship game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. The No. 1 seeded Kentucky Wildcats face No. 2 seeded Kansas Jayhawks in New Orleans. Kentucky and Kansas both have storied programs and are the two winningest programs in college basketball history.

Brig. Gen. Mark Martins says he hopes the decision will drain some of the politics out of the position.

Islamist leaders in Egypt say they want the country to remain a secular state. But recent actions by Islamist lawmakers suggest otherwise. They've proposed laws to take away women's rights and to ban foreign-language instruction in schools.

Johnnie "Spider" Footman has been driving a cab for quite some time in New York City. The 92 year old is the city's oldest cabbie, according to the New York Post. He has no plans to retire.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Plans to unseal an Oklahoma multicounty grand jury indictment have been postponed.Oklahoma County District Judge Glenn Jones was…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation that would fund stipends for Oklahoma public school teachers has been approved by the same House budget subcommittee that…

Coffee may help new moms stay awake, but it doesn't seem to affect breast-fed babies, Brazilian researchers conclude. Babies don't seem to metabolize caffeine the way older children and adults do.

The three women and two of bin Laden's older daughters were convicted of living illegally in Pakistan. Two of the wives are thought to be from Saudi Arabia, one from Yemen. They've all been fined about $114 each as well.

Also: At least 31 dead in Siberian plane crash; Suu Kyi's party celebrates elections win in Myanmar; Kansas, Kentucky square off tonight in men's basketball final.