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Climbers who conquer Japan's tallest mountain will now be able to upload their achievement online immediately. Mount Fuji is getting eight hotspots with free Wi-Fi.

State law lets any member of the bar be appointed as a public defender. Gov. Jay Nixon was assigned a client, but Nixon's spokesman says you can't appoint an attorney without the attorney's consent.

Pentagon officials confirm that Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will give up his command this summer. But officials deny the move is linked to allegations that Sanchez knew about abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison. Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army's second-ranking general, will replace Sanchez. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Also: Explosion rocks Kansas City; Office Depot and Office Max to merge; Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to plead guilty; NHL's Blackhawks tie record for best start.

Also: Blast kills young girls in Afghanistan; Egypt's draft constitution gets support in first stage of voting; Sen. John Kerry expected to be tapped for secretary of state.

Also: Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in serious but stable condition; Apple has some announcements to make; and was the Tony Awards' opening the best ever?

Also: Obama looks for "spring thaw" with Congress; Chávez's final words; Berlusconi's conviction; and winter storm moves into New England.

Also: Syria's rebels accused of killing civilians; and Utah finds a way to reopen its national parks.

Also: Pope John Paul II to become a saint; Egypt braces for violence; prosecution wraps up case in Trayvon Martin murder trial; Desmond Tutu urges Mandela family to end its feud.

In entertainment news: Netflix has its day in the sun, receiving nominations for "House of Cards" and its reboot of "Arrested Development."