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Prices rose overall by 0.7 percent. The major factor: a 9.1 percent surge in gasoline. Since February, though, gas prices have retreated. So economists do not think the latest report changes the inflation picture.

The new pope says Benedict's prayers fuel the church and calls on the prelates to find new ways to evangelize "to the ends of the Earth."

The director of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood talks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about The Master, a tense drama with indelible performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.

Our V.I.P. and host of WNYC's Radiolab Jad Abumrad plays a game about unintentional scientific discoveries and inventions. Plus, guest musicians Paul & Storm keep with the theme of the game by performing their song "Live," which tells the story of a heartbroken mad scientist.

French researchers confirm that the immune systems of 14 adults are apparently controlling HIV without medication. It's further evidence that early treatment may prevent the virus from establishing "reservoirs" of HIV-infected cells in the body.

Researchers say the war will cost the U.S. $2.2 trillion, a figure that far exceeds the original government estimate of $50 to $60 billion. If you factor in borrowing costs, the U.S. will end up paying nearly $4 trillion for the invasion.

The comet's now putting on a show in the Northern Hemisphere's night sky. Using its orbiting observatories, NASA captured a stereo view from space that offers a unique perspective.

North Korea has been increasingly hostile, warning of a preemptive nuclear strike on the U.S.

From the blissful electro-pop of Glasgow's CHVRCHES to Bajofondo's cinematic set to LL Cool J performing under a 62-foot stage designed like a vending machine, here's what we also saw at SXSW on Thursday.

Canadian officials are investigating a "highly unusual" incident in which a driverless van traveled across the runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, at the same time an Air Canada flight was landing. The plane's pilots did not heed commands to abort their landing.