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Cash registers may be on the wane in some stores as more retailers help customers complete purchases using mobile devices. It's convenient for shoppers, and retailers benefit by leaving customers less time to change their mind about a purchase.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida about plans in the House to vote on a bill that would try to protect schools from future acts of violence.

After a bookstore in England sent out a glum tweet about its worst sales day in memory, people inundated the store with new orders. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with longtime employee Robert Sansom.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mary Lovely, professor of economics at Syracuse University, about the new trade agreement with China.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Antonio Ortiz-Mena, a former Mexican trade negotiator, about a trade delegation preparing to talk to their U.S. counterparts about President Trump's proposed tariffs.

The coronavirus outbreak led President Trump to close U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico last week. At the southern border, the closure is affecting life on both the U.S. and Mexico sides.

As "traditional bonds disintegrate in the face of industrialization, urbanization, and secularization, brands and objects become a means to curate and project who we are," writes reporter Adam Minter.

In his new book, former White House adviser Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel says the Affordable Care Act is going to work in the long run, but that we'll see a lot of changes in health care along the way.

The Minnesota Legislature passed a bailout to make coverage under the Affordable Care Act more affordable, rejected an option for bare-bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.

The White House is proposing changes to the Affordable Care Act to stabilize the insurance market as Congress moves to repeal and replace the sweeping health care law.