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Overfishing and pollution in the Caspian Sea have put the caviar-producing beluga sturgeon on the "threatened with extinction" list. Gourmets are searching for alternatives. Douglas Meyer visits Sunburst Trout Farm in Canton, N.C., where the rainbow trout caviar is getting a lot of attention.

Slate senior writer Timothy Noah explains the legal and historical significance of the "faithless elector" -- a member of the Electoral College who refuses to cast a vote for the presidential candidate who won their state. This week, one such elector in Minnesota cast a vote for Sen. John Edwards instead of Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry.

Why do some cakes seem to go so well on the way into the oven, but come out as disastrous sinkholes? The Food Network's Alton Brown solves the mysteries of cake-baking in the second of our series of holiday baking tips. He talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Shoring up Social Security for the wave of retiring baby boomers is a top priority at President Bush's economic summit taking place at the White House.

NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with David Frum, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a contributing editor to National Review, about the cabinet shake-up in the Bush administration. Frum says changes at the State Department and the CIA are for the better.

Five obscure female fiction novelists and the nonfiction 9/11 Commission Report are among the unconventional nominees for this year's National Book Awards. The panel is mum until they give the awards out on Nov. 17, but book critics and publishing industry watchers have their predictions. NPR's Lynn Neary reports.

A NASA research jet sets a new air-speed record for air-breathing engines by traveling nearly 7,000 mph, or 10 times the speed of sound. After its release from beneath the larger craft's wing, a booster rocket ignited, sending the X-43A on its way. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports about President Bush's choice of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to succeed Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Choreographer Paul Taylor is one of the giants of modern dance. Even as his Paul Taylor Dance Company is marking its 50th season with a tour to all 50 states, Taylor is at home, planning his next move. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

The president plans to nominate one of his closest aides to serve as the next Secretary of State. Condoleezza Rice would replace Colin Powell, who announced his departure Monday. Rice's deputy, Stephen Hadley, would become the national security advisor. Hear NPR's Michele Kelemen.

Paula Wissel of member station KPLU reports on the U.S. Army's new training facility, designed to teach military police the best methods for guarding detainees. The training is one response to concerns about prisoner abuse at military detention centers in Cuba and Iraq.

A major issue of this lame duck congressional session centers around a rule changes that allow House members to maintain leadership positions even if they are indicted by a state grand jury. Another issue in the spotlight is the continuing uproar over Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter's accession to the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Hear NPR's David Welna.