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Technical issues over the weekend left shoppers at Target unable to make purchases. On Saturday, the nationwide checkout system was down, and on Sunday, there was an issue processing credit cards.

The Senate majority leader wants to raise the age for tobacco sales to 21. An NPR review of once-secret documents shows how closely McConnell has worked with the industry over decades.

The U.S. Women's National Team has advanced at the Women's World Cup after defeating Chile 3-0 Sunday. There's still one more game in group play and it's an important one to the U.S.

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.

NPR's Noel King talks to retired Gen. Jack Keane, former vice chief of staff of the U.S. Army, about how the Pentagon is responding to last week's oil tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman.

William Wagner couldn't go to his high school graduation ceremony because he went to fight in the war. Over the weekend, his son arranged for him to walk the stage at Tilden High School in Chicago.

Edward Elgar and his wife loved traveling, and collecting new musical ideas from the places they visited. Today we'll enjoy Three Bavarian Dances.

Brahms wanted to practice writing for an orchestra, so he chose a theme and went to work. Tonight we'll enjoy his Variations on a Theme by Haydn.

"Hello world and hello freedom," said the activist, who served a month on a contempt of court charge. Wong called on Hong Kong's leader to resign after protests over a controversial extradition bill.

Sleeping Giant – one of Connecticut’s most iconic state parks – is open again. The Hamden park closed for repairs after it was hit by strong storms in May…