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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting starts today in Dallas. Bishops will set new sex abuse guidelines and decide what to do about past cover-ups. Meanwhile, Catholics across the country are wondering how the Bishops Conference will stop church sexual abuse and make their bishops more accountable. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports.

Lamya is the latest protigi of record executive Clive Davis, credited with boosting the careers of Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys and other performers. Her first solo CD, Learning From Falling, is due in stores July 30. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports on a rising -- and well-traveled -- star for Weekend Edition Saturday.

A warming climate -- one in which disease-bearing insects flourish -- may be increasing the spread of plant and animal diseases, says a new study in Science Magazine. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on how global warming may be making the world a better place -- for parasites.

When he was governor of California, Jerry Brown was derided for his liberal, Zen-friendly policies. Now that he's the mayor of Oakland, Brown is a surprise booster of the city's charter military school -- an institution he says could provide the city's youth with much-needed discipline. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports for Morning Edition. (5:05

Using In the time of If corporate America turns to Silicon Valley for design innovation today, a century ago it looked to Toledo, Ohio. For Weekend All Things Considered, David D'Arcy reports that the Toledo Museum of Art has now devoted an entire exhibition to the city's sterling legacy of industrial design. And view a gallery of photos of some of Toledo's signature examples.

Some automated phone systems have begun using computer voices with colloquial traits and an improved capacity to interact with callers. But designers can't agree whether computers should be efficient, robotic machines or pretend to have personality. For All Things Considered, NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Democratic presidential candidates meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but spend most of their time denouncing the Bush administration's efforts in Iraq and on the economy. Anticipated showdowns between Democratic rivals didn't materialize. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

The big screen's latest comic-book hero is Harvey Pekar, a not-so-mild-mannered former file clerk from Cleveland. Pekar is the author and central character of American Splendor, a sardonic comic turned into a film of the same name. Mark Urycki of member station WKSU reports.

We remember "I Walk the Line," a classic by Johnny Cash, the country music giant who died this past week. The story was originally done for the NPR 100 list of the most important American musical works of the 20th century. NPR's Alice Winkler reports.

A new book subtitled A Faaabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol tells the unexpectedly normal visit Andy's nephew James and his family paid in 1962 to Warhol's New York loft. Aug. 6 would have been Warhol's 75th birthday. Karen Michel reports.