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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace about the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics -- an American, Edward C. Prescott, and Finn E. Kydland of Norway.

Fifteen years after her hard-hitting hip-hop debut, All Hail the Queen, Queen Latifah has a new CD of jazz, soul and pop standards covering artists as diverse as Dinah Washington and Al Green.

President George Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry went toe to toe in Miami yesterday in the first of three planned presidential debates. Guest host Tony Cox gets analysis from Terry Neal, chief political correspondent for WashingtonPost.com and Rochelle Riley, columnist with The Detroit Free Press.

Day to Day technology contributor Xeni Jardin rides with Aurelito and Shakespeare, two Los Angeles-based reggae disc jockeys who have converted an old ice-cream truck into a mobile sound system.

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is pulling its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market after a government study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Sen. John Kerry makes an aggressive return to the campaign trail after his first debate with President Bush, which polls indicate he won. The president fights back with strong rhetoric of his own. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.

Mount St. Helens releases a plume of steam, sparking speculation that the volcano may erupt in coming weeks. The mountain has exhibited tremors and small earthquakes in the past week. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Dan Miller of the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Richard Avedon, one of the most influential fashion and portrait photographers of the 20th century, died Friday at the age of 81. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a remembrance.

NASA scientists are increasingly confident they will retrieve useful scientific data from the crushed remains of the Genesis spacecraft. The recovery effort is something approaching archeology, as scientists dig shards of equipment out of the ground. NPR'S Howard Berkes reports.

There's a high-calibre battle between the Harlem Yacht Club and New York City officials. The club wants to revive a tradition of firing a cannon every night as it lowers its American flag. Club members call it free speech -- but Manhattan officials call it an environmental hazard. NPR's Mike Pesca reports.