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China has purchased ads in U.S. newspapers before. But what of a four-page spread warning Iowa soybean farmers about the president's trade tactics?

The deal can go through, but Disney must sell all 22 Fox-owned regional sports networks, to avoid undue dominance in sports broadcasting.

Also in this week's roundup, Amazon's $1 billion purchase surprises some tech watchers. Yet we're most excited about finding a way to avoid physical exertion at lunch.

Norman voters in January approved a water rate increase to pay for much needed improvements at the city’s water treatment plant, and in 2014, the city…

The court, continuing a pattern of nonintervention, has turned away a constitutional challenge to a 10-day waiting period for gun purchases. Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas angrily dissented.

The ability to measure blood oxygen levels is dropping from the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. Apple is making the change to comply with a ruling by the International Trade Commission.

Author Lisa Servon says a growing number of Americans are giving up on traditional banks and relying instead on alternatives, including prepaid debit cards, check-cashing centers and payday lenders.

SPORTS/ELVIS: ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S PLAYOFFS AND RON OFFERS PREDICTIONS. AND SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE "PANTHER," A FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BLACK PANTHER MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S.

2: Former homeless man and writer, LARS EIGHNER (EYE-ner). He's written an account of his time on the streets with his dog, "Travels with Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets," (St, Martin's Press).

Daniel talks with Michelle Chalfoun, author of a new book called 'Roustabout'. Chalfoun's book is a fictional account of a young woman's experiences when she joins up with a circus as a member of its crew. The young woman's life is loosely based on Chalfoun's own experience when she also toured with a circus for a few years as a roustabout. Chalfoun says she'd like her next career to be that of a cook... ("Roustabout", HarperCollins).

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on a commercial database that keeps track of millions of Americans who have bounced checks. More than 85-thousand bank branches subscribe to the database, called Chexsystem, and use it to screen potential customers. But critics say a single bad check can place someone's name on the database, and once listed, it's unlikely they'll be able to open an account for up to five years.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on a Massachusetts-based internet startup that plans to take the idea behind frequent flyer programs and apply it to an entirely new area: college savings. UPROMISE says it is signing up credit card companies, grocery chains, car companies and will take the rebates these companies offer and put them in a college savings investment account. Financial advisors are skeptical that such programs are a good idea for most people.