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Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Emily Bazelon about U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's looming retirement, and if he'll stay on the court until after the summer recess.

A jury may soon decide the fate of Edgar Ray Killen, a former Ku Klux Klan leader who's on trial for the 1964 murders of three civil rights workers in Jackson, Miss. Commentator Deborah Mathis hopes the trial may bring peace to the rural Mississippi town. Mathis is a syndicated columnist and a professor at the Medill School of Journalism.

Author Judith Moore's darkly humorous and unflinching memoir recounts growing up "heavy" with an abusive mother. Moore revels in the delights of a cheeseburger, and the subtle victory of rising above her past.

The manslaughter conviction of 80-year-old Edgar Ray Killen for the 1964 killings of civil rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman brings relief to many in Philadelphia, Miss. Townspeople say they have lived too long with the stain of the murders.

K rations weren't on the menu at the Army's 30th annual Culinary Arts Competition. At Fort Lee, Va., military chefs waged battles to see who could make the tastiest and healthiest morale-boosting dishes.

Pakistan has lifted some of the restrictions placed on an activist who had been forbidden to leave the country.

A most unlikely CD has been close to the top of the Billboard charts recently. The Mars Volta, from Texas, somehow missed the news that progressive rock was nearly extinct. Their new CD, Frances the Mute, is a saga based on the diary of a child in search of a birth mother.

A jury in Santa Maria, Calif., acquits pop star Michael Jackson of all charges of child molestation. The jury concluded Monday that the prosecution did not present sufficient evidence to convict the singer. Jackson now has other challenges in front of him, namely, getting his career back on track, so he can settle the hundreds of millions of dollars he owes creditors.

The newest inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame include U2, The Pretenders, Buddy Guy, Percy Sledge, and the O'Jays.

Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.

Madeleine Brand talks with Slate legal analyst Emily Bazelon about some more U.S. Supreme Court rulings handed down Monday morning. The decisions include the reversal of a murder conviction for a black inmate in Texas who claimed that prosecutors illegally stacked his jury with whites, and the court's refusal to expedite a hearing for "dirty bomb" terrorist suspect Jose Padilla.

For the first time in a generation, a new piece of music by Johann Sebastian Bach has been discovered. The young composer wrote the aria in 1713 while working in Germany. NPR has a portion of the forgotten aria — and its amazing story.

President Bush signs legislation that will allow a federal court to hear the case of Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman. The president signed the measure early Monday morning, minutes after the House passed it on a 203-to-58 vote. The Senate approved the bill by a voice vote Sunday.

In 1990, lobbyists influenced a government decision to levy a tariff on Mexican cement. It's one example of how lobbying can affect the actions of federal agencies, sometimes with inadvertent costs.

Commentator Irwin Greenstein sees signs of trouble in the homeland security buying frenzy. He is a contributing writer for the stock market newsletter The Penny Sleuth.

The Florida Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of a statewide school voucher program. The program allows students in low-performing public schools to attend private schools at the expense of taxpayers. The case has implications for several other states trying school-voucher programs.

Syria's ruling Baath Party holds a congress where President Bashar al-Assad tells delegates that the priorities facing the country were the economy and fighting corruption. He also told members not to be influenced by international pressures for reform.

The head of character animation at DreamWorks, Rex Grignon, tells us what he's reading. Grignon worked on Shrek, DreamWorks' first film Antz, and on the new comedy Madagascar. His book choices are usually not job-related.

How is Florida’s 15-week ban on abortions affecting you? We want to hear your story.

Some people have had trouble getting Paxlovid pills quickly, despite the administration's effort to ease access after a COVID test confirms infection.

A new study shows an experimental drug helps people with Type 2 diabetes lose weight, control their blood sugar, and improve their cholesterol readings. But some medical obesity specialists caution that potential risks -- including depression -- might not justify the benefits.

Hundreds of Iranian women protested against gender discrimination, just five days before the country holds presidential elections. The demonstrations came as several people died in a series of explosions.

Under a deal with prosecutors, Army Pfc. Lynndie England pleads guilty to seven of nine criminal charges against her in connection with the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. If accepted by the judge, the plea would lower England's maximum sentence to 11 years from 16 1/2 years.

The House of Representatives approves an $82 billion supplemental spending bill that also seeks to impose new restrictions on state-issued driver's licenses. The package is a compromise worked out with the Senate, which is expected to add its approval next week.

The House of Representatives is reviewing legislation that would require the United States to take a stronger role in preventing genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. The act includes measures such as freezing of assets and sanctions against those who have committed atrocities. Roberta Cohen of the Brookings Institution explains the obstacles to ending the violence.