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NPR's Howard Berkes reports from Phoenix, Arizona, where the National Rifle Association is continuing its annual meeting. Today, NRA executive vice-president Wayne LaPierre sought to distance his organization from the militias and paramilitary groups we've been hearing so much about since the Oklahoma City bombing.

NPR's John Burnett reports on how former President George Bush's resignation from the NRA has affected other members of the organization. This past week, Bush wrote a letter of resignation from the group saying he was offended by comments from one NRA leader who referred to federal agents as "jack-booted thugs" and compared them to Nazis. NRA members have had a variety of reactions to Bush's move with some agreeing that the rifle association has gone too far while others just say "good riddance" to the former president.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on the reasons behind the decision to close Pennsylvania Avenue, and he talks to a former secret service officer to assess the move.

Jacki goes behind the scenes at the New York City Fashion show and speaks with designers, fashion editors and models about the clothing industry. Fashion is a 14-billion dollar business in New York...although sales have been down in the last few years.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Ho Chi Minh City on the rememberances of those Vietnamese who fought in support of the communists. And while many of them celebrated their country's independance in 1975, they still say they're not entirely satisfied with the direction their country's taken in the last 20 years.

NPR's Kathy Lohr reports from Oklahoma City on how several businesses near the area of last week's blast have been affected by the tragedy...and their efforts to once-again open their doors to customers.

Ayoka (eye-YOKE-uh) Medlock tells the story of raising her sister's four children in Richmond California. Medlock is a 19 year old college student and her report comes via Yough Radio, a journalism training program in Berkely, California.

NPR's Maria Hinojosa reports from New York City that the Justice Department has forced Madison Square Garden and other sports arenas to remove cigarette advertisements from locations where they can be seen by television camera's broadcasting sports events from those arenas. Cigarette advertising on television has been banned for the last 24 years.

Federal, state and municipal governments as well as private businesses continue to largely avoid mandates out of fears they will provoke a backlash. So, how about an economic argument?

Maker - NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the case of Paul Kim, a high school senior in the Seattle suburbs who got into trouble because of a World Wide Web site he created on the Internet that made fun of his school. The site, which also included links to other Web sites that had sexually explicit material, was not connected to his school in any official way. Kim says that the principal of his high school stripped him of his chance to win a national merit scholarship because of the site.

"If we didn't lead this fight, nobody would," says a Beirut resident whose 3-year-old daughter was among the 217 killed in the blast. An official investigation has stalled. No one has been prosecuted.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with retired Olympic soccer star Abby Wambach about her new book, Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash our Power, and Change the Game.

Authorities warn current conditions are ideal for more fires. Officials say embers from the Bootleg Fire can travel long distances on the current 25 mph winds.

She had been competing at the Tokyo Olympics. Timanovskaya is reuniting with her husband — who has also obtained a humanitarian visa.

Was it a brutal gang rape and killing? Or a terrible accident with a bungled response? Police are searching for clues — as protests erupt in India's capital.

"The requests single out President Trump because he is a Republican and a political opponent," the former president's lawyers say in a new motion.

Tampa again experienced a near-record hot July last month, coming in second to July 2020 by just half a degree.

"I cannot imagine more worthy recipients than the men and women who put their lives on the line to defend this temple of democracy," Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says.

Blossom Dearie — that's her real name — has been a fixture on the New York nightclub scene for decades. The singer and pianist is known for her quiet voice, unusual choice of material and jazz-influenced style of singing.

It was 33 years ago today a light plane crashed near the Iowa-Minnesota border, killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, better known as The Big Bopper. They had just finished playing the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

On her latest recording, Devil's Got Your Tongue, jazz singer Abbey Lincoln includes two songs about her parents -- both of whom are now dead. Lincoln says she composed the songs because there were a few things she still needed to write down and to say.

In today's competitive world of produce - maintaining ideals about the quality and flavor of the fruits you grow has become increasingly difficult. David Mas Masumoto has had to compromise his ideals in order to keep making money off his peach orchard in southern California and in doing so is slowly weeding out a variety of peach his father began growing and one Masumoto still maintains is far better than any peach available today. In his book "Epitaph for a Peach" Masumoto writes about the demise of the "Suncrest" variety. "Epitaph for a Peach" is published by HarperSanFrancisco.