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A 2009 White House memorandum protects federal scientists from political interference. But a watchdog group alleges that federal officials allowed politics to affect the design of a scientific study — exactly the sort of abuse the directive was designed to prevent.

The latest Federal Election Commission reports shed new light on the political largesse of two Texas businessmen. One has contributed to three active GOP presidential candidates, including a new $1 million check to the superPAC backing Rick Santorum. The other just gave $3 million more to Mitt Romney's superPAC.

The uninsured have a particular stake in next week's Supreme Court hearings on the federal health law. Residents of a largely conservative region in California where 1 out of every 3 people lack coverage share their attitudes toward "Obamacare."

While polls show most Americans would like the court to televise its proceedings, the justices have long been worried that what they say and do could be taken out of context. And they haven't been impressed by what's happened to other institutions.

The Hunger Games has been a huge success, and the film adaptation is only weeks away. Now, publishers are looking for the next big dystopian hit.

The elite athletes who travel to London for this summer's Olympic Games will include petite gymnasts, huge wrestlers — and elite horses, which compete in dressage and other events. The man whose job it is to get 50-60 horses to England says, "It's quite a logistical feat."

Known to many devoted genre fans for his methodical horror movies, the director of The House of the Devil and Trigger Man talks about his influences and his newest film.

The new reality of the music industry offers more control for musicians alongside a sometimes crushing responsibility. Sometimes, living the dream means selling your belongings to pay your rent.

Anybody want a carrot? In Spain, carrots are being sold in place of theater tickets as a way to avoid a 21 percent tax on the tickets. Many Spaniards say the "Carrot Rebellion" is a creative response to the country's unpopular austerity measures, but some simply call it tax evasion.

On Thursday, we heard the Israeli viewpoint on the current fighting. On Friday, Melissa Block talked with Ghazi Hamad, deputy foreign minister for Hamas in Gaza.