Business Why Companies Can't Stop Top Execs From Blasting Off To Space or Flying Fighter Jets Corporate boards often try, but fail, to rein in CEOs and other top execs like Jeff Bezos from risky hobbies — like traveling to the edge of space. David Gura
Politics Seattle politics enter a new frontier this week Stop me if you've heard this one: A couple of billionaires launch themselves into suborbital space. Paige Browning Katie Campbell
National Bezos Landed, Thanked Amazon Workers And Shoppers For Paying, Gave Away $200 Million Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés. Alina Selyukh
Science 'Who Wants A Skittle?' And Other Things Overheard On Jeff Bezos' Trip To Space From "Woo-hoo!" to "Who wants a Skittle?" here's what Jeff Bezos and his crew said on their 10-minute Blue Origin flight to the edge of space. Josie Fischels
National Liftoff! Jeff Bezos And Three Crewmates Travel To Space And Back In Under 15 Minutes The Amazon founder became the second billionaire this month to reach the edge of space — following Richard Branson, who rocketed there aboard a vessel made by his company Virgin Galactic. Laurel Wamsley
National An 18-Year-Old Will Join Blue Origin's First Human Spaceflight, After A Late Shuffle The flight will also include company founder Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk, 82 — who was older than Oliver Daemen is now back in the early 1960s, when she first trained to be an astronaut. Bill Chappell
Business Jeff Bezos Built Amazon 27 Years Ago. He Now Steps Down As CEO At Critical Time Bezos is handing day-to-day duties to his longtime deputy Andy Jassy but will continue to hold considerable sway as executive chairman. Bobby Allyn
Technology An 11-Minute Flight To Space Was Just Auctioned For $28 Million Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going up July 20 on a rocket made by his space exploration company Blue Origin. So is his brother. And now a mystery bidder has won an auction to join them. Avie Schneider
Opinion: On Claiming The Child Tax Credit NPR's Scott Simon ponders the child tax credit, why it was created and why someone as wealthy as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos would get it. Scott Simon
Business Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space (For A Few Minutes) "Ever since I was five years old, I've dreamed of traveling to space," Bezos said. The 11-minute flight will take place two weeks after the billionaire steps down as Amazon CEO. Laurel Wamsley
