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At the end of a week dominated by news of George Zimmerman's verdict, the Barbershop guys share what strikes them about the case.

The George Zimmerman verdict has divided many people in this country, including African-American church-goers. Host Michel Martin talks about how faith leaders are responding to it. She speaks with Joshua DuBois, former spiritual adviser for President Obama, and author Reverend Kenn Blanchard.

Ye Meng Yuan, a teen from China, was struck after the crash. A coroner has now ruled that she was alive when that happened. San Francisco's fire chief says the news is "devastating" and has apologized. Firefighters apparently didn't see the girl because she had been covered with fire-retardant foam.

President Obama's statement Friday in the White House briefing room, where he made an unscheduled appearance and talked about the Trayvon Martin shooting death and last week's acquittal of George Zimmerman. "I did want to just talk a little bit about context and how people have responded," he said.

The composer behind the Mission: Impossible theme joined host Marian McPartland in 1997.

President Obama gave an unexpected news conference Friday. He spoke for nearly 17 minutes about law enforcement, race and the African-American experience in the U.S. Audie Cornish speaks with Angelo Henderson, who speaks about things like that ever day as host of Your Voice with Angelo Henderson, a daily program on Radio One Detroit.

A circuit judge had ruled Friday that the Motor City's bankruptcy filing violates the state's constitution and must be withdrawn.

School officials say they have to take tough steps to close a $1 billion budget deficit. Teachers say the administration is going back on a promise to keep cuts away from classrooms.

At a mosque in eastern Cairo, many of the Muslim Brotherhood's former power brokers — the youth minister, supply minister and top figures in the political wing — have gone from ruler to protester. They line up for media interviews, order marches to the streets and hope through disruptive protests they can return to the halls of power from which they were ousted.

The star of Saturday Night Live, Bridesmaids and now Girl Most Likely joins NPR's Melissa Block to talk about lost characters, loud characters, and how shy she is in real life.