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After some hikes, a granola bar or apple is all you need to recharge. But some treks call for a proper picnic — food you can sit and linger over, savoring the meal along with the summit view. These sturdy, well-seasoned dishes go the distance.

Marine Gen. Michael Hagee is on his way to Iraq to talk to his troops about using lethal force "only when justified." The trip comes amid allegations that Marines killed unarmed Iraqi civilians in two separate incidents. The military has opened investigations into the deaths.

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

Downloading popular songs to use as personal cell phone ring tones has turned into a $3 billion global industry. A growing revenue stream for songwriters and publishers, ring tones are now outselling digital downloads of music. NPR's Michele Norris talks to Geoff Mayfield, the director of charts for Billboard Magazine, which has just launched a "Hot Ringtones" chart.

The latest California Field Poll shows Republican voters are focused on immigration issues, while Democrats are most concerned about health-care reform. We examine candidates' policies on the matters.

Liane Hansen speaks to Diane Roberts and poet E. Ethelbert Miller about race and identity in America today. The question: Which is more fundamental, more essential — gender or race? Do you throw your support to the white woman or the black man? Whose "turn" is it?

State Farm Insurance has been ordered to pay $2.5 million in punitive damages for denying a claim on a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The judge in the case ruled earlier that the company had failed to prove that damage to the house in question was caused by water and not wind. Wind damage is covered under a regular homeowners' insurance policy, but damage from water is not.

Trevor Paglen discusses military black ops patches, which he's collected in a a new art and history book, I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished above 14,000 Thursday for the first time, adding 82 points to close at 14,000.41. The market has been spiraling upward in recent weeks, as many U.S. companies thrive on a booming world economy.

Hear the singer discuss her new album, Master of My Make Believe, and describe her attempts to "broaden the lane" of what constitutes pop music.