Maryland Bill May Require Holocaust Reparations From Rail Company
Lawmakers in Maryland are considering a bill that would block one of the firms seeking to bid on a multibillion-dollar light rail project from winning its bid unless its majority stockholder agrees to...
View ArticleDelaware, Nevada Sign First Multistate Internet Gaming Deal
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with dealing with long distance.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)GREENE: Dealing - we're talking about poker. Poker players in Delaware and Nevada will one...
View ArticleAt Twenty Years Old, Landmark Gun Law Weathers New World
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Twenty years ago today, the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act went into effect, that law pushed by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. The organization says...
View ArticleAs Calendar Flips To March, People Grow Sick Of The Snow
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The latest in a series of nasty winter storms socked the nation today. It rolled north through the mid-Atlantic this morning, right up the East Coast bringing freezing...
View ArticlePotential Charges Against Incumbent Throw D.C. Mayor's Race Up In Air
The possible indictment of incumbent D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has turned what many expected to be a routine election into a referendum on whether voters trust him.
View ArticleCompetition Watches As Wal-Mart Debuts Money Transfer Service
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Wal-Mart is rolling out a new money transfer service today. The company says this will make things much simpler for people seeking to send and receive cash. For years,...
View ArticleFossil Fans Get Their Dino-Fix Before Smithsonian Renovates
Huge lines of people, kids in tow, are waiting to get into the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the world's second-most visited museum.Right inside the lobby, a cast of the skull of...
View ArticleUnder Fire, Maryland Dealer Drops Plans To Sell Smart Gun
Transcript RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A gun store in Maryland had been set to become the first in the country to sell something called a smart gun. But after receiving death threats, the owner of that store...
View ArticleNearly 3 Years After Quake, Washington Monument Reopens
The Washington Monument reopened to the public Monday for the first time since a 2011 earthquake caused significant damage to the obelisk. More than 20,000 stones had to be inspected. Scores turned out...
View Article150 Years On, Arlington National Cemetery Honors Its First Burial
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A wreath laying ceremony this morning marked the 150th anniversary of the first military burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Army Private William Christman was a...
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