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To make a difference, the latest White House Conference on Aging must address a big demographic change. On Jan. 1, the first of more than 75 million baby boomers will begin turning 60.

By studying huge cosmic explosions called gamma-ray bursts, an astronomer finds an important clue to one of the most profound mysteries of the universe: why is it's expansion speeding up?

In his third report on the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit of Camp Lejeune, N.C., NPR's David Molpus went along on several different types of rescue and attack exercises. Hear the story on Morning Edition.

The ideals that have shaped what it means to be American are the subject of Neil Baldwin's latest book, The American Revelation: Ten Ideals That Shaped Our Country From the Puritans to the Cold War.

Master painter Paul Cezanne grew up in Aix-en-Provence in South France. He died 100 years ago, and Susan Stamberg went to his hometown to learn about the mercurial artist's local life and inspirations.

Dying from a terminal illness in America can be unnecessarily painful. In the last several years, foundations have spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to improve care for the dying. A new report, compiled by the national coalition Last Acts, grades the results of that effort, state by state. NPR's Joseph Shapiro went to a Hospice home in Washington, D.C. -- a place known for providing good care -- to find out why it's still so hard to help people die in comfort. Hear his report Tuesday on Morning Edition.

South Korea indicts the chairman of one of its biggest companies, Hyundai Motor group. He is charged with setting up a $100 million fund to bribe politicians. The scandal has already claimed one life, a government official who committed suicide. It also threatens a pillar of the Korean economy.

The New Orleans music legend nearly perished and his home was heavily damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But his latest record looks toward the future with optimism.

Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria was arrested last Friday on charges of genocide in the 1968 massacre of student protesters in Mexico City, part of what became known as the "Dirty War." Echeverria declared his innocence in court on Wednesday. Robert Siegel talks with Kate Doyle, director of the Mexico Documentation Project at George Washington University's National Security Archives.

The books of Jill Connor Browne -- better known as the Sweet Potato Queen -- are shooting up the best-seller lists. She recently packed a Washington, D.C. bookstore with converts of her sassy, irreverent humor. Her latest book, The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook and Financial Planner, is already a hit. Listen to her entire hour-long monolouge from the Politics and Prose bookstore.