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Henry Hill, the mobster-turned-informant portrayed by Ray Liotta in the film Goodfellas, died Tuesday at age 69. Author Nicholas Pileggi talks about the colorful figure he profiled in the 1986 book Wiseguy, which became the basis for Goodfellas.

The former managing partner of McKinsey & Co. and director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Procter & Gamble was convicted of giving tips to billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam.

Car 54, Where Are You?, the TV comedy series about a mythical police station in the Bronx, was created by Nat Hiken in 1961. It's just appeared for the first time on DVD to the delight of fans, including critic Lloyd Schwartz.

Visiting the Crescent City's most mystical locations (a cemetery, a spiritual supply shop, a voodoo temple) with a musician whose juju is always in good form.

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney kicked off a five-day bus tour of small towns Friday. Both Romney and President Obama have been targeting rural communities, even though those areas are red and getting redder.

A story is not about you, but you feel tarred by implication. Should NPR and the news media add a clarification to the Web story for the record and posterity? The case of a former Guantanamo chief prosecutor raises possibilities and problems. We need a public consensus.

As if that wasn't drama enough, Nik Wallenda has added a bit of last-minute mystery to his audacious attempt.

A kindergarten teacher who allegedly forced students to strike a boy accused of being a bully will lose her job, according to the suburban San Antonio school district where officials say the actions took place. According to reports, as many as 24 students were ordered to strike the boy.

More questions for the panel: Leave No Child Blue, An Aviation Innovation, and They Do More Than Waddle.

Carl reads three news-related limericks: Models Need A Change, Skinnysaurus, and A Shelled Split.