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Microtransactions are small in-game purchases that grant you mostly cosmetic upgrades — but sometimes, they can affect game play. And some gamers say they're becoming increasingly intrusive.

A rule proposed by the Trump administration would likely raise the deductibles and copays of new policies sold on the exchanges, starting next fall. Monthly premiums would likely be cheaper.

Republican efforts to get rid of the Affordable Care Act are expected to take time to work through Congress. There are also indications the new administration would give consumers time to adjust.

The 6-3 ruling halted a challenge that would have eliminated health insurance subsidies in at least 34 states for individuals and families buying coverage through the federal government's marketplace.

We asked top health care experts to tell us America's biggest health care problems. Then we asked: Does the current Republican plan fix them? For the most part, the answer was no.

Online purchases drove this year's sales, and they are much more likely to get returned than items bought in person. Plus, people are shopping like Goldilocks.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports on a federally-sponsored program o provide flood insurance to residential and commercial property owners. This overnment support is useless unless property owners purchase the low-cost nsurance, and as it turns out, most Californians do not hold these roperty-saving policies.

Jeff Brady of member station KOPB examines the changing roll of county fairs. As more and more ranchers and farmers turn to the Internet to purchase their supplies, fairs have shifted more toward education and entertainment to stay in business.

Many real estate agents agree that if you are looking to purchase a house right now..its a great time ...prices are relatively low and there are many of them.. And as Nina Teicholtz reports even the mortagage companies are trying to make it easier to buy a house right now...

Weekend Edition commentator and historian Douglas Brinkley is working with author Stephen Ambrose on a book about the Louisiana purchase. Brinkley recently rode in a helicopter over southern Mississippi, and offers his ruminations on the legend, lore, and allure of the Mississippi Delta.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes a look at the purchase of Russia's only independent TV network by a state-owned utility and what it means for freedom of the press.

Melissa Jaco reports on the growing number of dog thefts in Missouri. Research labs and breeders sometimes purchase stolen pets, often unknowingly. Law enforcement officials in several Missouri counties are collaborating to stop the thieves, but so far no one has been arrested.