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The largest funeral in modern history takes place in Rome on a windy, cool morning. The funeral for Pope John Paul II begins nine days of mourning for one of the Catholic Church's longest-serving pontiffs. The homily was delivered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, one of the pope's closest friends and advisers.

Comic book artist Brad Neely thought it would be funny to create his own soundtrack for the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. But Joel Rose of member station WHYY says the film's distributor, Warner Brothers, was not amused.

This evening in St. Peter's Square, four days of public visits to Pope John Paul II's body came to a close. Among those who said goodbye Thursday were many Polish-Americans. Emily Harris followed one family's journey.

Eight years after his homicide conviction at the age of 16, Jeremy Armstrong is about to be paroled. Robert Siegel, who has interviewed Armstrong over the years, talks to Armstrong about his hopes -- and fears -- at leaving prison.

As testimony to the inexplicable, irresistible power of love, commentator Geoffrey Grosshans offers the following romantic fable from the natural kingdom.

The U.S. nuclear posture, and to a degree the Russian as well, has not moved far since the end of the Cold War. Thousands of nuclear weapons continue to put potential adversaries at great risk. Many experts say it's time to take missiles off alert, as the Chinese have, and build a smaller arsenal made of bombs with smaller yields.

President Bush recently signed the new federal law requiring verification of legal U.S. citizenship for driver's license applicants. We will hear arguments for and against the new regulations: Today Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, makes the case for it.

Two scientists from the University of Missouri St. Louis are making the case to save endangered parasites. The scientists say lice and their comrades can reveal much about their host species but are rapidly going extinct. But don't expect lawmakers to make additions to the Endangered Species List anytime soon.

Tutoring is a $4 billion business, and that figure is going up. Once an upper-class phenomenon, tutoring is spreading, thanks to competitive pressures and the No Child Left Behind law. And some children even find the extra lessons enjoyable.

About 1,000 people have been evacuated from a town in Southern California after a landslide Wednesday. Multimillion-dollar houses in Laguna Beach were destroyed as residents escaped. Meanwhile, construction continues on new and glamorous homes in the area. Member station KPCC's Rob Schmitz reports.