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In 1856, dozens of Mormon pioneers died on a desolate, snowbound pass in Wyoming during their exodus to Utah. Now the church wants to buy the land from the federal government, saying it's a sacred site. But critics say the proposed sale would set a bad precedent. NPR's Howard Berkes reports for Morning Edition. (Please note this segment was corrected on air on May 22, 2002: "In an early feed of our story on Martin's Cove, Wyoming, last week, we failed to give the full name of the church that wants to purchase the historic site. It is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.")

Starting June 11, livestock producers will have to get a prescription from a veterinarian to buy antibiotics that they could previously purchase over-the-counter.

If the COVID-19 pandemic has you missing the commercial flight experience, these bar carts from Quantas might be a good purchase. They include champagne, snacks and even first class Qantas pillows.

The Commerce Department report indicates the slowest economic growth in three years.

NPR launches a new series on America's housing crisis. “Shut Out of the Housing Market,” we talk to the reporter behind it.

Update 3:15pm: see NPR's story about another court decision that affirms the federal health care law, saying the state exchanges set up by the federal…

Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Health heard reports Tuesday on the 2015 legislative and budget priorities for the state health department. Deputy…

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn is wrapping up his tenure in Congress with the release of a "Tax Decoder" report that criticizes hundreds of billions of dollars in…

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In a new book, journalist Joshua Kosman predicts a coming credit crisis, and assigns blame to private equity firms. While such firms make a fast profit from buying companies, improving them and reselling them, the companies take on the debt incurred from the purchase, leaving them in danger of financial collapse.

Health officials say recently purchased raw, packaged spinach should not be eaten. It is the likely source of an E. coli bacteria outbreak that has killed one person, and made at least 49 other people sick. Cases have been reported in eight states, from Connecticut to Oregon.

The stakes are high for 20 million Americans who live in more than 43,000 mobile home parks.