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Paul Krassner coined the term Yippie and co-founded one of the most influential magazines of the 1960s counterculture, The Realist. Krassner died Sunday at the age of 87.

Tropical Storm Barry approached hurricane strength on Saturday as it moved toward New Orleans.

In response to the March shootings that left 51 people dead, the nation's gun buyback program asks owners of now-banned weapons to turn them in to police departments for cash.

The company says its Prime Air service will someday deliver packages up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.

Cranberry breeders in Wisconsin have developed a berry that's tart but also sweet, like a Granny Smith apple. They say the variety isn't ready for production but could one day become a fresh product.

Delegates from nearly 200 countries will continue to talk past the original Friday night deadline, and hope to have an agreement Saturday. Conflicts over money and oversight remain as sticking points.

Jeremy Richman's daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Ct. He and his wife research the forces that increase a person's risk of violence. He talks to Steve Inskeep.

The candidate also predicted that his economic plan will deliver up to 25 million new jobs over the next decade, describing it as pro-growth, pro-jobs and pro-family.

The country's Human Rights Commission accuses federal security forces of nearly two dozen extrajudicial killings during a raid in Michoacan last year. Police are said to have attempted a cover-up.

Officials are investigating an explosion that happened in Manhattan Saturday night. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the latest.