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Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Try making your own winter wonderland. Ken Libbrecht, Caltech physicist and author of The Secret Life of a Snowflake, devised an experiment to grow a snow crystal in an old plastic bottle. Dry ice required.

A political standoff continues in Haiti after the Nov. 28 presidential elections. Two of the top three vote-getters are refusing to participate in the recount, citing "massive fraud" at the polls. After riots, a tense calm has settled on Port-au-Prince as officials try to arrange a runoff.

This year, Hollywood will release 28 movie sequels — more than any other year — and while all these Part 2s, 3s and 4s may be good for the industry's bottom line, it's making NPR movie critic Bob Mondello's job tricky.

GOP candidate Mitt Romney says his effective tax rate is 15 percent. Why so low? The answer lies in a theory that if you tax investment too high, economic growth and job creation are discouraged. But it's somewhat controversial, not least because most of the people who get to pay that lower rate are well-off.

The former CEO of Godfather's Pizza has risen to the top of the pack in the GOP presidential race. Herman Cain says the substance of his ideas — including his 9-9-9 tax plan — is propelling his surge. But analysts say he doesn't have the field organization that a winning candidate typically has.

Travel enthusiasts buy thousands of coins with credit cards that award frequent-flier miles for purchases. The government picks up the tab for shipping.

On Monday, President Obama addresses the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic advocacy group in the country. It's part of the president's intense push to reach out for the Latino vote.

Top nuclear officials in India say the country's existing reactors are safe and that the next generation of power plants will be even safer. But some experts say the country's nuclear establishment is so secretive that it's impossible to say how safe the program may be.

The master of country soul, Percy Sledge crooned some of the genre's greatest hits, like "When a Man Loves a Woman." Rock historian Ed Ward says a new box set featuring all of Sledge's Atlantic recordings is certainly worth a listen.

This protein-rich ingredient has an important place at the Indian table. It's used to tenderize meat, as a souring agent and as a base for curries, as well as in desserts. Making your own yogurt is simple, and cooking with it isn't too complicated, if you know a few tricks.