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.
Love It Or Hate It, Black Friday Is Here
As Black Friday 2015 gets underway across the United States, Morning Edition heads to a big box store in Los Angeles. Are shoppers finding bargains, and are they spending money?
Holiday Toys Offer Clues To New 'Star Wars' Movie
We discover some of this season's hottest toys: light sabers, drones and Millennium Falcons — all for sale in anticipation of next month's release of the new Star Wars film: The Force Awakens.
To Save Trees From Climate Change, Researchers Try Assisted Migration
Canadian researchers are trying an unusual way to help endangered pine trees. Renee Montagne talks to Sally Aitken, a plant geneticist at the University of British Columbia.
Food Banks' Pickle: Getting Food To The Right Place At The Right Time
On any day, a food bank could end up with heaps of pasta sauce, but no pasta. To solve the problem, a network of food banks created a currency of fake money and embraced trade.
Pope Visits Nairobi Slum; Urges Africa's Governments To Help Those In Poverty
Pope Francis travels from Kenya to Uganda on Friday — the second stop on his trip to Africa. The pope began the day in a place world leaders more typically ignore — the impoverished slums of Nairobi.
Cowboys' Leon Lett On 'One Of The Worst Days Of My NFL Career'
A split-second decision can cost a team the game. On Thanksgiving Day in 1993, when the Miami Dolphins played the Dallas Cowboys, defensive tackle Leon Lett made a big mistake that still haunts him.
Itzhak Perlman: I'm Not On The Stage To Walk, I'm On It To Play
Steve Inskeep continues his conversation with Itzhak Perlman, who was 13 when he performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. When he was four, Perlman contracted polio and has used crutches since.
2 Weeks After Paris Attacks, France Holds National Day Of Mourning
France is paying homage to those who died in the terrorist attacks in a ceremony at a highly symbolic spot in central Paris. Politics has been put aside as the country unites to honor the lives lost.
Is There Room For Another Fitness Tracker? Texas Firm Is Counting On It
For startups the first holiday shopping season may help to make a business. Texas entrepreneur Peter Li has much at stake on Black Friday as he tries to gain a foothold in the wearable fitness market.
