Private company's Blue Ghost spacecraft makes historic lunar landing
For the first time, a private company has successfully landed a probe on the moon. Firefly Aerospace's "Blue Ghost" lander touched down on the lunar surface early Sunday morning.
For Julie B., The Future Is Pretty In Plastic
David Greene profiles an unlikely manufacturer in Los Angeles, for our "American Made" series. Julie B. is a toymaker who has had to adapt to stay in business. Her company moved from toys to art.
Morrissey Wins Britain's Bad Sex Award
Former Smiths frontman and lyricist Morrissey has won the annual award for the poorest quality writing about sex in his novel, List of the Lost. Past winners include Norman Mailer and Tom Wolfe.
'12 Days Of Christmas' Gifts Up 0.6 Percent From Last Year
If one's true love bought everything mentioned in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," it would cost more than $34,000, according to PNC Wealth Management's annual Christmas Price Index.
Senators Move To Tighten Visa Waiver Program; Concede Issues Exist
Even as a bipartisan group of Senators introduced a bill to tighten potential security gaps in the visa waiver program, they acknowledge the measure has limits on how effective it might be.
Remembering The Forgotten Of The Sports World
Sports gets bigger all the time. But even in the biggest bull markets, there are always a few stocks that fail. The same is true in sports history. Whatever happened to the Little Brown Jug? Bowling?
Saudi Elections To Offer A Small Step Toward Democracy
Saudi Arabia will soon hold the first municipal elections in which women can both vote and run for office. More than 900 women are vying for seats across the country. Voter registration is very low.
Head Of Chicago PD Dismissed Amid Tension Over Black Teenager's Death
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the police superintendent, and he is ordering a top-to-bottom review of the department's system of oversight, accountability, training and transparency.
IMF To Add China's Yuan To Its Official Basket Of World Currencies
The group consists of the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about China's milestone.
S.C. Farmers Burdened By Catastrophic Rainfall, Crop Losses
Extensive flooding that drowned fields came on top of a summer of drought. Farming accounts for one out of every 10 jobs in the state. Many farmers will have the worst crop losses they've ever seen.
Syrian Broadcaster Dodges Syria's Regime, ISIS And Other Groups
Raed Fares runs Radio Fresh, a pro-democracy media outlet in a small town in northwest Syria. Fares tells Steve Inskeep he came to Washington, D.C., to talk to politicians and government officials.
International Summit To Debate Editing Human DNA
Hundreds of scientists from around the world are participating in a three-day summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss the promises and dangers of powerful new gene editing techniques.