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NPR's Michele Norris speaks to Capt. Frank Merriman of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department about a case that remained unsolved for some 45 years. On July 21, 1957, there were several crimes, a rape, the theft of a car and later a shooting of two police officers during a traffic stop. Police got a tip which led to the arrest of a suspect on Wednesday. Gerald Mason, who now is nearly 70, is being charged with the crime spree.

Economic growth comes to a near standstill in the fourth quarter of 2002, as the gross domestic product rose by an annual rate of just 0.7 percent. Concerns over a possible war in Iraq and rising oil prices prompt many businesses to hold off on new spending. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

NPR's Bob Edwards talks with Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor & Publisher magazine, about newspapers' editorial opinions about the looming war in Iraq.

NPR science correspondent Chris Joyce joins host Steve Inskeep to talk about the space shuttle Columbia. The shuttle was the oldest in the fleet and had been retrofitted several times.

Today President Bush was called upon for the second time to comfort a nation in mourning. He telephoned the families of the lost astronauts and then addressed the nation from the cabinet room.

NPR's Ira Flatow and NPR's Steve Inskeep discuss the challenges in NASA's immediate and longterm future.

NPR's Brenda Wilson joins host Steve Inskeep to talk about the remarkable lives of the crew. We also hear the latest details on the investigation.

We hear a montage of reports from eyewitnesses to the Columbia disaster. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

NPR's Ned Wharton captures reactions to the shuttle Columbia disaster from visitors at the National Air & Space Museum. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

NPR's John Burnett joins host Steve Inskeep from the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, where NASA missions are directed and its people are considered to be friends and family.