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A Senate committee takes up the farm bill. They are finding it difficult to rein in the automatic payments that go to commodity crop farmers. Critics say the bill continues to the benefit of a small number of big farms.

Some schools that have had MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staph aureus, infections are responding with deep-cleanings to kill germs. But to prevent MRSA infections, health experts say, schools should focus on changing student hygiene.

The Santa Ana winds driving California's wildfires are fabled. Some call them the Santa Anas and others call them the devil's breath. While they make the winters warm and pleasant by blowing the worst air pollution out to sea, they can also spawn massive infernos.

In his new book, The Stuff of Thought, psychologist Steven Pinker sorts through some of the paradoxes of profanity. He points out that in a society that prides itself on free speech, certain words pertaining to sex and excretion remain off-limits.

A bombing attack against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her supporters draws worldwide condemnation. A suicide bomber attacked her convoy within hours of her triumphant return to Karachi as it was moving through downtown.

Dozens of wildfires are burning out of control in southern California. More than 700 homes have burned and some 265,000 residents were evacuated. Walls of flame whipped from mountain passes to the edges of the state's celebrated coastline.

As the fires burn on in Southern California, more than a half-million people have been forced to leave their homes in the largest evacuation in the state's history. Guests and callers discuss what it is like to leave everything behind.

Elementary school teacher Barbara Morgan — who was the backup for Christa McAuliffe on the tragic 1986 Challenger mission — finally made it to space this year on the shuttle Endeavour. Morgan talks about teaching, her preparations for the flight, and her time in space.

Stephen Colbert's late-night comedy news show, The Colbert Report, tackles prominent issues with a decidedly irreverent spin. This interview originally aired Oct. 9, 2007.

Germany's far right can be a place for support and camaraderie. But once members stray from political lines, they are considered traitors.