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New spacesuits, untested astronauts, and a lot that can go wrong make this five-day mission unusually complex, but with a potentially great reward.

There's a change in Kentucky law that puts diagnoses of the deadly coal miners' disease black lung mostly in the hands of physicians who typically work for coal companies.

Elon Musk has developed breakthrough tech companies and made himself a figure in global politics. Could his erratic behavior undermine those successes?

For this month's issue of Texas Monthly, writers Jeff McCord and John Morthland took on an ambitious assignment: coming up with a list of the 100 best Texas songs. The task required the two to make agonizing decisions, between "On the Road Again," "Always on My Mind," "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" — and that's just music from Willie Nelson. McCord and Morthland discuss their choices with NPR's Melissa Block.

Hillary Clinton's campaign took the term "wrangling the press" literally when it used a rope to control reporters. She and other candidates have a long history of frustration with the Fourth Estate.

The updated edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation is down with Gen X and, like President Bush, "ready for any unforseen event which may... or may not happen."

NPR Senior Correspondent Juan Williams reports on a new book by Harvard sociologist Katherine Newman about the lives of poor blacks and Hispanics in parts of Harlem. (A Different Shade of Gray: Midlife And Beyond in The Inner City, by Katherine Newman, is published by New Press: ISBN 156584615X)

He currently stars as Christopher in The Sopranos and has written some episodes. Imperioli also appeared in five Spike Lee films, and starred in, co-wrote and executive produced Lee's film Summer of Sam. Imperioli also appeared in the films Goodfellas, Malcolm X, Clockers, and Household Saints. (REBROADCAST from 3

Our film critic reviews Superman Returns. The new feature is directed by Bryan Singer, who made The Usual Suspects and X-Men. Newcomer Brandon Routh plays the man of steel, and Kevin Spacey is archenemy Lex Luthor.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on active seniors who compete in Master's Athletic Competitions, wowing researchers with their ability to maintain strength and fitness. Scientists expect the aging baby boomer generation to be just as active, but the fitness-fate of Generation X remains a big question mark.