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A year after the shooting at a Nashville private school, more money for security has been the only response from state lawmakers.

Roughly 20 million Americans live in mobile homes, once billed as low-cost living. But mobile home parks have become a target investment for real estate companies who are jacking up fees.

Boeing has released a quarterly earnings report that shows revenue and profit taking a hit from the grounding of its 737 Max planes. Profits fell 13% compared to the same quarter a year ago. Overall revenues fell much less though, only 2%.

In some parts of the country, the price at the gasoline pump has hit $4 a gallon. It's steep enough that it's changing consumers' buying habits. Economists are trying to figure out how much rising gas prices will hurt consumer confidence and consumer spending.

NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Ian McNulty, a food culture writer for nola.com about Mardi Gras cakes and the first Mardi Gras king cake bracket.

North Korea is taking to YouTube and Twitter to spruce up its image overseas, showing off the burgeoning consumerism of Pyongyang's elites.

People without easy access to capital are getting into housing development in Philadelphia, as part of a program designed to create more affordable housing and boost non-traditional developers.

Buying a drone is easy, but few federal regulations are designed to cover civilians operating drones. And some rules, like the FAA prohibition on flying drones in urban areas, are often ignored.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with LA Times reporter Daniel Miller about a recent spate of Lego thefts in the greater Los Angeles area.

In preparing for a natural disaster like the impending Hurricane Florence, companies like Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Walgreens have become a major part of the nation's emergency planning process.