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  • "There was cheering in the control center" when word came that NASA had brought a key computer back, says James Jeletic, the Hubble project's deputy project manager.
  • Renee Montagne talks to writer Andrew Solomon, who has chronicled his own battle with depression, about how William Styron's work opened up discussions of mental illness.
  • Mexico is holding a referendum on whether to put past presidents on trial for graft, corruption and other crimes. But some critics are calling it a farce.
  • An attorney for Leigh Corfman, who accused the former Senate candidate of molesting her, told jurors in closing arguments that the case is ultimately about who they believe is telling the truth.
  • Trump calls the ruling "a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history."
  • Iraq's Prime Minister has called for an independent Iraqi investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl and the murder her family, reportedly at the hands of U.S. troops in the town of Mahmoudiya. The call for the investigation comes as it was revealed that the girl is a minor -- 14 or 15 years old.
  • The teen, who was shot in the back by a police officer, was unarmed and had his arms raised to surrender, according to a lawsuit. The bullet severely damaged part of the seventh-grader's spine.
  • 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.
  • When the Pentagon released a list of 33 major military installations it wants shut down, it sent shock waves through many cities and states. The proposed closing of Ellsworth Air Force Base, home to a fleet of bombers, is going over badly in Rapid City. Charles Michael Ray of South Dakota Public Radio reports.
  • Manadel al-Jamadi died in Abu Ghraib, just hours after his capture by Navy SEALs and the CIA. His death was ruled a homicide. A special report investigates what happened just before Jamadi's collapse.
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