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The first U.S. military tribunals in more than 50 years are scheduled to begin in late August at the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.The charges against the men include conspiracy to commit war crimes and having links to al Qaeda. Convictions could bring up to life in prison. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico is the first Hispanic to serve as permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention. His high profile in Boston is part of a larger Democratic Party effort to woo Hispanic voters in 2004, an effort that some polls show is gaining ground. NPR's Linda Wertheimer reports.

International aid workers pour food and supplies into a small town in western Sudan, hoping to persuade some 30,000 people not to flee to eastern Chad. The United Nations is trying to keep Sudanese people from joining overburdened refugee camps in Chad. Arab militia have forced over a million people from their homes in Darfur. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

The Supreme Court rules against a law intended to keep pornography away from children using the Internet. The court ruled 5-4 that the 1998 Child Online Protection Act likely violates the First Amendment, citing less restrictive alternatives such as filtering software. The case now returns to an appeals court for further review. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Paul Weller's latest CD, Illumination, is number one on the British album charts, but one of the great mysteries of Weller's career is why he's so little-known or appreciated in America. The man behind the punk sound of The Jam and the pop-soul of The Style Council isn't sure why, either. Minnesota Public Radio's Euan Kerr reports.

The Light in the Piazza is a new musical premiering at Seattle's Intiman Theater. This is not just any musical — the music was written by Adam Guettal, who gained national recognition a few years ago for the musical Floyd Collins. Guettal is also the grandson of legendary composer Richard Rogers. The book was written by Craig Lucas, who wrote the play Prelude to a Kiss and the screenplay for Longtime Companion. Marcie Sillman of member station KUOW reports.

In 2005, The New York Times revealed that the National Security Agency had performed wiretaps and other surveillance without court orders. It was a story the Bush administration hoped to keep under wraps, says reporter Eric Lichtblau. Lichtblau's new book is Bush's Law.

After 44 years as a newspaper man, former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. makes his debut as a fiction writer. His new novel, Rules Of The Game, features an investigative reporter on the beat of a hotly contested presidential election.

Journalist Bob Woodward's new book, State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III, is a follow-up to his previous books on the Bush administration. In the new book, Woodward says that the Bush administration has avoided telling the truth about the Iraq war to the public, to Congress, and to itself. Woodward is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post and has been a newspaper reporter and editor for 35 years.

Jan. 1, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Led by a young Fidel Castro, the revolution wrenched power from the American-backed Batista regime. Today, Cuba remains the only communist nation in the Western hemisphere, making Castro one of the most polarizing figures of modern times. NPR's Tom Gjelten, who spent decades reporting on Cuba, takes a look back.