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NPR's Eric Westervelt sails into home port with the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise, as the country's largest aircraft carrier returns from launching attacks on Afghanistan.

The lowly sheep may be getting a bad rap -- thats the conclusion of a new study that finds the easily herded creatures may be smarter than originally thought.

Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the anthrax incidents and FBI security warnings, many Americans are looking for a little comfort. Close family, a warm fire and a bowl of something yummy sometimes helps. Host Linda Wertheimer talks with the authors of three new cookbooks about the comfort food they're cooking up this fall.

Food writer Patricia Wells has lived in Paris for 20 years, dining in the city's finest restaurants. Now she has a cookbook showcasing those restaurants' recipes. All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks to Wells about her new Paris Cookbook. (5:15) The publisher is Harper Collins; ISBN # 0060184698.

An appreciation of author and cultural icon Ken Kesey, who died this morning at the age of 66 in California. Kesey's 1962 book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and his psychedelic exploits as one of the Merry Pranksters became emblems of the age.

Being the host that he is, Bob Edwards continues the Morning Edition tradition of bringing together the creme de la creme of cookery for a fantasy holiday feast. This year's celebrity chef potluck features Julia Child, Maida Heatter, Paul Prudhomme, Wolfgang Puck — and one would-be party crasher. NPR Online offers a sample of recipes from the gourmet repast, and an illustrated slideshow of the gathering.

Private relief organizations are increasingly alarmed by their inability to plan for the consequences of war in Iraq.

In the early 1940s when the Army Air Force faced a shortage of pilots, it launched an experimental program to train new ones — the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

The 69-year-old cabinet member asked to be tested after learning he may have been exposed to the virus and he is not experiencing symptoms.

After months of debate, President Bush today announced the first part of his plan to protect Americans against a smallpox attack.