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The Vatican is now under the control of the cardinals who will elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. On Thursday, Pope Benedict gave up his ring, cape and red papal shoes and became pope emeritus.

Countless videos have documented the craze of groups of people dancing wildly to the song "Harlem Shake." Now gone viral: a group of Colorado College students — one in a banana costume — crowded into the aisle of a Frontier flight. It does look like the plane could be shaking.

The Alabama Legislature has passed a school flexibility bill that was expanded by Republicans to include tax credits for parents who move their children…

The hole opened up under a home's bedroom in Tampa. Two men, brothers, were in the house. One tried to save the other, but wasn't able to keep him from being dragged down into the now 100-foot wide hole. It's feared that the man is dead.

Studies show that end-of-care is often futile. It doesn't always prolong lives, and it doesn't always reflect what patients want. But for families making decisions about loved ones, balancing the evidence and emotions can be wrenching.

Is there a definitive line that divides "crazy" from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two.

Comedian Joshua Walters, who's bipolar, walks the line between mental illness and mental "skillness." He asks: What's the right balance between medicating craziness away, and riding the manic edge of creativity and drive?

This week's Very Important Puzzler sits down with host Ophira Eisenberg to talk about her novel The GQ Candidate, as well as how she got her start as a political pundit. Plus, Goff teams up with a member of our listening audience for a quiz about her favorite TV show, Law & Order.

The cardinals who will choose the next pope want to be sure there's "absolutely no scandal connected to him," says NPR's Cokie Roberts. So, they will be digging into the potential popes' backgrounds. During that vetting, some leaks may occur.

If you know what Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater looks like, you might have Ezra Stoller to thank.