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FBI agent Robert Hannsen is accused of 15 years of spying for Russia. NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says Hannsen may have held America in contempt, but his main motive for spying appears to be plain greed.

Engineers can calculate how buildings and other structures will respond to stresses such as wind, or earth tremors. Give them a dinosaur skull, and as NPR's Chris Joyce reports, they can use the same tools to predict how the beast used its head and jaws to catch and dismember prey.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a study at Johns Hopkins University School of Health. Researchers found that riding a bike while intoxicated increases the risk of injury or death.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that Home Depot and Wal-Mart announced their earnings yesterday. Both companies said their profits were hurt by the slowing economy.

A welcome early season deluge of rain in California has not ended the drought which persists in other parts of the West as well. The warming climate makes it harder to replenish rivers and reservoirs.

The spying charges against former FBI agent Robert Hanssen are among the most serious in American history. FBI Director Louis Freeh has called the acts of espionage on behalf of Russia "exceptionally grave." NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

When checking out of a Greek hotel, Commentator Jeffrey Tayler asked for a receipt. The hotel owner did not want to write one.

The record labels have begun to respond to the settlement offer Napster made public yesterday, an offer Napster claims it's had on the table for months. NPR's Rick Karr reports.

Music Critic Tom Moon says a new release by the old band Blind Faith is an example of the revival of free-form rock and roll. It's called the Deluxe Edition, and it contains some previously unreleased 1969 jam session recordings. (5:30) The Deluxe Edition 2-CD set by Blind Faith is on the Uni/Polydor labels.

Critic MILO MILES reviews a new 3-CD set –Demons and Angels— (Shanachie) collecting the recordings of blues guitarist Rev. Gary Davis.