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The prosecution's star witness underwent a withering cross-examination on Thursday at Roger Clemens' perjury trial. Brian McNamee is the only person with firsthand evidence that contradicts the baseball-pitching ace, but is he a believable witness?

If all goes well, an unmanned capsule will become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA have been working together to make this launch happen, navigating cultural differences between the young startup and the veteran agency.

As President Obama hosts leaders of the Group of Eight, he's announcing a major initiative to boost investments in rural Africa. The program aims to lift millions out of poverty and will include several billion dollars in investments from private companies.

David Greene talks to financial writer William Cohan about Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase. Before he was an award-winning journalist, Cohan was a banker at JPMorgan. The Justice Department is looking into the bank's risky trades which resulted in at least a $2 billion loss.

Facebook begins public trading Friday at $38 a share. The social networking company boasts 900 million users, giving it undeniable clout in the marketplace. Whether Facebook can generate enough profit to justify its valuation is another matter.

The NATO summit begins this weekend in Chicago, and police officials say they are ready. Thousands of protesters are expected to hit the city's streets. Authorities say they will quell any violence without fanning the flames.

Hewlett-Packard reportedly has decided on a restructuring that will eliminate 30,000 jobs worldwide. The company isn't expected to say anything publically until next week when it announces quarterly earnings.

Next week on Morning Edition, NPR's Frank Langfitt will have a four-part series on Mongolia. Extracting Mongolia's vast mineral resources may imperil its traditional way of life.

Greece keeps cutting its budget to help pay debts and avoid default but then its economy keeps contracting, making the problem worse. The new French President Francois Hollande wants to find a way to stimulate Europe's economy.

It's not clear what message high school students in Clayton, Ind., were sending with this year's senior prank. They attached 11,000 blank Post-it Notes to various surfaces: Doors, chairs and desks. Six students got suspended. Which led to a student protest, and 50 more suspensions.