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The legislation mandates background checks be performed on all gun sales, including firearm purchases made privately. The Senate is unlikely to take it up.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, about President Trump's reported interest in making a bid to buy Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Scott Simon speaks to journalist Julie Reynolds about hedge fund Alden Global Capital's purchase of several mobile home parks and its eviction of many of their low-income residents.

After decades of frequent flooding in Miami and other Northeastern Oklahoma towns along the Neosho River, a federal regulatory agency has determined the Grand River Dam Authority is responsible. Now, GRDA has been ordered to purchase frequently flooded lands upstream of Grand Lake.

Sometimes we want to buy things we want, not what we need, and that's OK. When you're unsure whether to swipe that card or walk away, this guide can help you make a mindful decision you won't regret.

Lead is regularly found in vintage items more than 40 years old, but also in many new, cheaply made dollar-store goods. Children are especially susceptible to lead-poisoning even at low levels.

Trena Moser’s case exposes small-town conflicts of interest, pressure to inform and questions over justice in Oklahoma’s panhandle.

Israel presses its military operation in Gaza. Ex-President Trump to testify in fraud trial. Epic Games will be in federal court in San Francisco for the start of an anti-trust case against Google.

Four-year-old Noah really wanted those popsicles. He used his mom's Amazon account to order $2,600 worth of popsicles. Somebody started a GoFundMe page to help her pay the non-refundable bill.

Darren James and his family found a $50 billion deposit in their bank account. They flagged the mistake right away and did not get to keep the money. But they did take a screen shot of it.

Author JOHN CAVANAGH (Pronounced "cav-AN-ah"). CAVANAGH is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Wahsinton DC. He is the co-author with Richard Barnet, of "Global Dreams: Imperial Corporations & the New World Order" (Simon & Schuster), which examines the growth of multi-national corporations. They profile five of the world's most powerful corporations, and show how they are less accountable to public authorities, are paving the way for future political conflict, and are "stimulating political and social disintegration".

2: British Journalist TIMOTHY GARTON ASH. George Kennan has compared GARTON ASH's powers of political observation to those of de Toqueville's. ASH's beat is Eastern Europe, and he has been on hand to chronicle the popular disavowal of Communism there (GARTON ASH'S classic account of the Prague Uprising in 1986 is "The Magic Lantern"). His most recent book concerns the German Re-Unification, and what Germany's role will be in the new Europe: "In Europe's Name: Germany & the Divided Continent" (Random House).