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Commercial space startup Blue Origin announced Tuesday the successful launch and landing of one of its rockets. NPR explores what the success means for space travel.

Thanksgiving means lots of turkey — and of course, football. Linda Wertheimer talks to ESPN sportswriter Jane McManus for a preview of the long holiday weekend's NFL and collegiate games.

From directors to designers, almost everyone in beauty pageants turns a profit. But not most of the contestants. Many can wind up spending thousands of dollars for entrance fees, the perfect gown and top-notch coaching. For most contestants, it's an expensive hobby with little or no financial reward.

Montana restaurateur Jay Bentley likes his chicken juicy, not dry, and cooked with its bones. He says his cast iron skillet technique results in moist, flavorful chicken in half the usual cooking time.

Mitt Romney's campaign is calling President Obama a redistributionist as a way to change the "47 percent" discussion. But in fact, taking from some and giving to others is a concept long enshrined in the nation's tax code.

Law and national security experts got together last weekend for a dogfight they call the Drone Smackdown. The contest, though tongue in cheek, still raised lots of questions about the proliferation of drones, the rules of combat and federal efforts to regulate them.

Ed Ward reviews the reissued catalog from the multiracial, multi-generational ska band.

Seven GOP candidates will be on stage for Thursday night's debate, the fewest of the campaign. With just a couple of weeks until the Iowa caucuses, attacks among candidates are getting sharper.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with music critic Tom Moon about the death of Glenn Frey, a founding member of The Eagles.

Sen. Marco Rubio campaigned in Iowa on Wednesday with Rep. Trey Gowdy, the chairman of the House Benghazi Committee. He set the tone for the event, defending Rubio's record on immigration.