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The UN Human Rights Council voted Friday to investigate Syria's bloody crackdown on protesters. The action gives the Obama administration a reason to argue the council was worth joining, despite critics who say it's not worth the effort.

Carl reads three news-related limericks: The Wedgie Economy; The New Peter Principle; Another Reason to Skip to the Gym.

And check out what Kate did to comfort the 3-year-old when the noise of half a million people cheering was a little too much for the girl's ears.

It was a deadly week across the South as some 300 people were killed in a rash of tornadoes that ripped through the region. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Debbie Elliott about the damage sustained in parts of Alabama.

The Obama administration has imposed new sanctions against key officials in Syria. The move comes after more than 60 people reportedly were killed during demonstrations Friday against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. NPR's Kelly McEvers is monitoring the situation from nearby Beirut and speaks with guest host Linda Wertheimer.

Five potential Republican candidates for president shared a stage Friday night in Manchester, N.H. Their agenda was jobs, the economy and courting core GOP activists before the state holds its first-in-the-nation primary early in 2012. Josh Rogers of New Hampshire Public Radio reports.

The Sacramento Kings have until Monday to ask the NBA for permission to leave town. The team's owners are negotiating a move to Anaheim, which would give the Los Angeles area three NBA teams and leave California's state capital without a single big-time sports franchise. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler reports on the man leading Sacramento's effort to keep the Kings: Mayor Kevin Johnson, himself a former NBA All-Star.

It's a great time for sports fans, because there's something going on for everyone right now. There's the NFL draft, NHL and NBA playoffs, and the baseball season is under way. Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks sports with NPR's Tom Goldman.

These days in jazz, great records are being made by hot new trumpeters, steel-lunged veterans, New Orleans stars and an "orchestra" of young French musicians. Preview new releases by Ambrose Akinmusire, The Cookers, Rebirth Brass Band and France's ONJ.

Amateur radio operators are helping to restore emergency communication in some of the areas hardest hit by the tornadoes in the South. But those volunteers say their ability to provide that help is threatened by a new bill in Congress.