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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is introducing a measure that would require background checks for all gun sales.

NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman discuss robot umpires, purchasing private islands and other desperate measures considered in major sports during the pandemic.

David Pecker, a longtime friend of Trump, reportedly helped the president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, organize payments to Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Each U.S. household can order four tests from COVIDtests.gov. The administration also plans to give out 400 million N95 masks for free through pharmacies, grocery stores and community health centers.

Mobile home park residents often face eviction when parks are sold. Some states give residents first rights to buy them, and a nonprofit helps with financing. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 12, 2022.)

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Andy Yan at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, about a new two-year ban prohibiting some foreigners from buying property in Canada.

Democratic state officials say they're ready to dispense thousands of mifepristone doses if access to the pill becomes difficult as a result of a pending federal lawsuit.

Millennials are in their peak home-buying years while many baby boomers are downsizing or buying second homes. With inventory at an all-time low, young and old often compete for the same homes.

A plea deal fell apart Wednesday for President Biden's son Hunter in a federal court in Delaware — intending to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges. The judge asked for more information.

Environmental advocacy groups were called in to help structure the deal for TXU Corp., the Texas electrical utility. Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, describes the process of winning environmental commitments from TXU's suitors.