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Gene Autry's ubiquitous theme song never got old for 'the Singing Cowboy,' remaining a mainstay for his entire career as an actor, singer, and owner of the Anaheim Angels.

(Update)NPR's Jackie Northam reports on a lawsuit expected to go to court today against the Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tires. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking more than 100 million dollars in damages against the companies in the on-going dispute over safety problems with the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires.

Whether it was written in 1928 or 1929, one thing is clear: "Singin' in the Rain" is Metro Goldwyn Mayer's signature song, appearing in musical after musical.

The list of the Top Ten jury verdicts of 2000 is out. The annual list is compiled by Lawyers Weekly USA. The suits range from class-action type suits against drug dealers to inheritance disputes. Robert talks with Tom Harrison, the publisher of Lawyers Weekly USA, about some of the jury verdicts and how much was awarded. (4:30) Find out more at: www.LawyersWeeklyUSA.com .

President-elect George W. Bush met today in Austin with top leaders from both parties on the House and Senate Armed Services Committees. The group talked about the Bush administration's plans for re-energizing the nation's military. As a candidate for president, Bush said military morale could be improved with higher pay and a redefined mission. NPR's Steve Inskeep has this story.

Mejla Hlavsa, founder, composer and bassist for an underground Czech rock band called the Plastic People of the Universe, has died at the age of 49. The Plastic People were at the center of a struggle for human rights under Communism in Czechoslovakia during the 1970's and 80's. Robert remembers Hlavsa's role in that fight.

Lisa Phillips of member station WAMC has a port on one of the first crisis hotlines in the country. It was formed by a group called Family of Woodstock shortly after the original Woodstock music festival in New York. Volunteers are still handling calls, some involving depression, suicide, or domestic violence.

A town in Ontario has been trying for several years to get rid of thousands of crows that have come to roost in the area. Noah talks to Leo Denys, General Manager of Infrastructure and Environmental Services for the municipality of Chatham, Ontario.

Kansas Public Radio's Peter Hancock reports on the new state board of education that could change the state policy on over teaching evolution. In August 1999, the previous board voted to delete evolution from the state science curriculum. But several moderate candidates won seats on the board last November after promising to reverse that decision.

From member station WCPN, Janet Babin reports that parents and educators in Ohio are getting fed up with the crumbling conditions in the state's schools, which are among the poorest in the nation.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports about a lawsuit filed today by several civil rights groups, led by the NAACP, against the state of Florida. The suit charged violations of voting rights acts by the state during the last election, in which thousands of African-American voters were allegedly disenfranchised.

Brazil's Senate accused President Jair Bolsonaro of crimes against humanity for his handling of the pandemic. It has asked state prosecutors to indict him, though that is unlikely to happen.