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This review originally aired on Weekend Edition on September 6, 1987. In the ephemeral world of pop music, the five years between Thriller and it's follow-up, add up to light years. The musical question is whether Michael Jackson's star still shines. Is Bad the new album, bad or good? Milwaukee, Wisc. high school student and music reviewer Geylin Polivka says the album suffers from overproduction and an overuse of synthesizers.

Supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro have stormed Brazil's Congress building and Presidential offices, in scenes that echo Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Jacob Chansley recieved one of the longest sentences handed down to a U.S. Capitol rioter. He has been freed from prison and sent to a reentry center until late May.

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The 13-6 vote sends Kagan's nomination to the full Senate. Lindsey Graham was the only Republican on the panel to vote in favor of Kagan.

The team, worth an estimated $5.6 billion, could soon be for sale, after owners Dan and Tanya Snyder said they have hired Bank of America Securities to "consider potential transactions."

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation has raised $15 million over the past three weeks for its emergency fund. The Entertainment Community Fund has received over $6 million since the WGA went on strike.

If you think scientists never do anything useful, consider this: A team of researchers may have found a way to make bacon that's good for your heart. This stunning achievement comes from a mixture of molecular genetics, cloning, and good old American know-how.

The former president's lawyers are arguing that the Justice Department is criminalizing "core political speech" protected by the First Amendment and selectively targeting him for prosecution.

The government says that the poverty rate for 2011 was 15 percent, essentially unchanged from the year before. That still means that more than 46 million people lived below the poverty line last year. According to one economist, "the bad news isn't as bad as it has been."

Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.