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Three new films draw inspiration from the deadly 1999 rampage by a pair of teenagers at Columbine High School in Colorado. David Darcy reports.

The new film called "Microcosms" explores the facinating love life of bugs. A pair of French filmmakers spent 15 years researching and another two years just designing the equipment so that they could capture the bugs' amorous way. Critic Bob Mondello says the film adds an entirely new dimension to talk about the birds and the bees.

86-year-old Esperanza Ariano (es-pair-RAHN-zuh h-ree-AH-no) has been called the "Mexican Nightingale". Liane Hansen speaks ith Esperanza and record producer Ray Campy about her very first album Esperanza: I Live to Sing". (Musica Reale-Finland)

"Retail therapy" is a treatment for many ills. A new pair of shoes can help you get over that nasty breakup. A new car calms anxiety about a big birthday. Commentator Heather King calms her anxiety about money by thrift shopping.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pair of ballot initiatives aimed at limiting the development of new office buildings in San Francisco. The measures were motivated by the expansion of many dot-com businesses into a neighborhood that has been home to low income Latinos and artists.

Toads have made their way to just about every corner of the world, even potentially Antarctica, something deemed unthinkable in the past. What's behind this vast toad migration?v

Tuesday's contests offer 352 delegates among six states. Michigan is the biggest prize, and it could be another pivot point in this Democratic primary.

The decline of Earth's insect population may have serious consequences for humans, says scientist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson. Insects are the world's janitors, as well as pollinators and a food source.

Attorney Rene Sandler talks to NPR's A Martinez about legal representation in criminal cases involving children, after a six-year-old is accused of shooting his teacher in Newport News, Va.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mara Revkin, a professor at Duke Law School, about recent developments with ISIS, the group that appeared to inspire the New Year's Day terror attack in New Orleans.