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The Basketball Africa League crowns a new champion this weekend, marking the venture's fifth anniversary. But can the NBA-backed league turn courtside glam and pan-African buzz into lasting success?

Forbes predicts Kylie Jenner will be a billionaire by the time she turns 21. Natalie Robehmed wrote about Jenner, and tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the product that built her empire: Lip Kits.

Pastry chef Aggie Chin showed up at Weekend Edition with a box of scrumptious bite-sized desserts. She talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about sweet treats to prepare for your holiday party.

Huey Lewis & The News just released their first album of original music in almost 20 years. But Weather also might be the last for the band's frontman, whose hearing collapsed two years ago.

The American Dialect Society is about to make a major decision: What will be the Word of the Year for 2012? Since we only live once, will it be YOLO? Or perhaps superstorm, in memory of Hurricane Sandy? Language columnist Ben Zimmer says there's no clear front-runner.

Grammy Award-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs works by Stravinsky, Philip Glass, and Benjamin Britten at Maverick Concerts in Woodstock, N.Y., on Saturday at 6pm, followed by a concert at New Marlborough Meeting House in New Marlborough, Mass., on Sunday at 4:30pm.

What does a member of the Federal Reserve Board actually do? We hear from two past members about the job, and the practices meant to keep decisions apolitical.

Aside from soccer or royal events, Brits don't fly their flag as much as Americans do. Now, with anti-immigrant groups embracing the Union Jack, it's part of a debate on what it means to be British.

People too dehydrated to take fluids orally need IVs. But unhoused people often avoid emergency rooms. A Phoenix non-profit is now offering IV rehydration on the streets.

Prince gave Cyndi Lauper friendship, advice on how to navigate the music business, and one of the songs on her first album. She spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about his art and legacy.