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Wes Anderson's <em>Moonrise Kingdom</em> opened the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. He received Academy Award nominations for <em>The Royal Tenenbaums </em>and <em>Fantastic Mr. Fox</em>.

Wes Anderson, Creating A Singular 'Kingdom'

The filmmaker's latest project, Moonrise Kingdom, is up for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. It's the story of a 12-year-old girl and boy who fall in love and then make a pact to run off into the woods together.

All of the photos in this slideshow were taken by Nour Kelze but published under the pseudonym Zain Karam. Kelze recently decided to begin publishing her photos under her real name. Here, a Free Syrian Army fighter takes up position inside a burned-out room in Aleppo, Syria, in November 2012.

Conflict Transforms Syrian English Teacher Into War Photographer

Nour Kelze, a 25-year-old resident of Aleppo, was a teacher. Then the war came to her city, and with it, a new career as a war photographer. She has been chronicling the violence from the front lines.

A tail of an Airbus long-haul A350 XWB under construction at the European aircraft maker's assembly line in France.

Airbus Pulls Lithium-Ion Battery Out Of Its A350

The A350 is Airbus' version of Boeing's Dreamliner, which was grounded because of fires started by the battery packs. The move makes the launch of the A350 less risky.

President Obama with Donna and Carlos Soto, who accepted the Presidential Citizens Medal awarded to their daughter, slain Sandy Hook teacher Victoria Soto.

Educators Killed At Sandy Hook School Honored At White House

The "gave their lives to protect the precious children in their care; they gave all they had for the most innocent and helpless among us," President Obama said.

Week In Politics: State Of The Union, Chuck Hagel

Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and syndicated columnist Mona Charen. The discuss the State of the Union, and Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary.

Checking In On Chicago Schools' 'Safe Passage' Program

In Chicago on Friday, President Obama explored his home city's gun violence problem at an appearance at a South Side high school — the same school NPR's David Schaper visited two years ago to report on its "safe passage" program to help students get to and from school safely. Schaper returns to see how the program and other anti-violence initiatives are working.

Not all countries in Europe shun horse meat, as the sign above this butcher shop in Paris attests. But horse-eating Europeans still don't like being swindled.

Romanian Horse Meat In British Lasagna Reveals Complex Global Food Trade

What's that horse meat doing in the Norwegian lasagna? The growing European food scandal shows that in a world where food trade seems borderless, old-fashioned quality controls remain critical.

Prediction

Our panelists predict, what will replace wrestling in the Olympics?

Abraham Lincoln's iconic stovepipe hat is on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill.

Is Honest Abe's Stovepipe Hat A Fake?

State officials in Illinois want to conduct DNA tests on the top hat on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to see if he ever really wore it. Museum officials think the idea is worse than bad.

Week In Sport: A Track Star's Fall From Grace

The Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was charged this week with the murder of his girlfriend at his home in South Africa. His appearance in the 2012 Olympics marked the first time a double amputee had ever competed. Also, with Selection Sunday just four weeks away, no team in college basketball can hang onto the No. 1 spot. Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine.

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