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After the 1969 murders of actress Sharon Tate and six others thrust Bugliosi into the spotlight, he won convictions against Charles Manson and his followers.

The Farm Bill promised to cut subsidies to farmers. Instead, farmers will continue getting about $20 billion a year thanks to new programs that compensate farmers when corn and soybean prices fall.

From photos of far-flung Pluto to space lettuce, it's been an exciting year for developments in space. NPR Science Correspondent Geoff Brumfiel shares three highlights with host Linda Wertheimer.

The Supreme Court agrees to consider a challenge to the military tribunals the Bush administration has used to try suspected terrorists. One of the detainees includes a man captured in Afghanistan in 2001 and accused of being the driver for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

The two-year state budget is supposed to be passed by both the House and Senate and signed into law by the governor by midnight Friday night, but there are significant differences between the two chamber's spending plans.

The airline industry predicts it will see a 4 percent increase in passengers between June 1 and Aug. 31. The travel rush is contributing to the long waits at airport security checkpoints.

The German researchers say this will keep robots safer, because "pain is a system that protects us." Added bonus: They say the humans who work alongside them are likely to be safer, too.

This week's itinerary is a doozy: we’ll visit Spain and Russia in addition to our more usual haunts. We’ll rock steady with Desmond Dekker, get soulful...

"What the hell are they up to?" Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven asked in an interview on Swedish radio. Authorities say the car fires may have been coordinated.

Protests against Puerto Rico's embattled governor have taken many forms: on horseback, jet skis, motorcycles and kayaks. And demonstrators have found another way: pots and pans.