5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend

From California Gov. Jerry Brown on state's drought to Easter celebrations.

— -- 1. California Gov. Jerry Brown Defends Farms' Water Use, Warns Changes May Come

Brown said California's farms are "providing most of the fruits and vegetables of America," as well as jobs for the state's most vulnerable residents. Though agriculture accounts for only 2 percent of California's economy, it consumes 80 percent of the state's water, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank.

2. 5 Things Pope Francis Asked People to Pray for on Easter

Thousands flocked to the Vatican to hear the pope's traditional Urbi et Orbi Easter message, given to the city of Rome and to the world.

The pope preached that humility equals strength, adding that Christians "do not need to employ violence; they speak and act with the power of truth, beauty and love."

3. World's Most Dangerous Trail Reopens After 15 Years

One of the world's scariest hikes is reopening for travelers.

The walkway takes you through the incredibly steep El Chorro gorges on thin boardwalks.

It is almost 100 years old -- originally opened in 1921 by King Alfonso XIII, according to the website. The walkway just reopened last week, however, after being closed for 15 years and undergoing almost $2.5 million worth of renovations.

4. White House Easter Egg Roll: 7 Kids Killing It on the South Lawn

The White House's biggest public event began, improbably, with a couple of whiny kids.

In the spring of 1878, the story goes, a group of local schoolchildren, indignant that Easter egg hunting had been outlawed on the Capitol lawn, confronted President Rutherford B. Hayes while he was out for a stroll. The president promptly ordered the White House grounds flung open for the first annual Easter Egg Roll.

5. Bud Selig on Pete Rose's Lifetime Ban: 'Facts Haven't Changed'

Rose, who based on what he did on the field would be in the Hall of Fame, was banned from baseball in 1989 for betting on games when he was a manager. He formally requested last month that the ban be lifted.