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The retailer is rebranding itself with smaller stores and a focus on events and activities.

Toys R Us Is Coming Back But With A Different Approach

More than a year after filing for bankruptcy, the chain is relaunching in Texas and New Jersey. Its new stores will feature spaces for toy demonstrations and events.

Capital Report: February 14, 2024

On tonight’s program: After the Parkland shooting 6 years ago, the Florida Legislature tightened several of its gun laws. Now it appears those restrictions are likely to be loosened; Many of Florida’s elected officials already face 8-year term limits and the Legislature is moving to add county commissioners to that list; And Governor DeSantis and wife Casey are championing more efforts to fight cancer.

USPS plans to replace about 160,000 delivery trucks. Only a fraction will be electric

The Postal Service plans to replace about 160,000 gas-guzzling delivery trucks, but just a fraction will be electric. Advocates and states say going electric is aligned with climate change goals.

Dana Farrington

Dana Farrington is a digital editor coordinating online coverage on the Washington Desk — from daily stories to visual feature projects to the weekly newsletter. She has been with the NPR Politics team since President Trump's inauguration. Before that, she was among NPR's first engagement editors, managing the homepage for NPR.org and the main social accounts. Dana has also worked as a weekend web producer and editor, and has written on a wide range of topics for NPR, including tech and women's health.

Steve Waithe, who worked as a track and field coach at Northeastern University from October 2018 to February 2019, was arrested Wednesday on charges of wire fraud and cyberstalking. He allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes, and is accused of cyberstalking at least one individual.

Ex-College Track Coach Charged In Scheme Soliciting Nude Photos From Female Students

Steve Waithe, 28, is facing charges of cyberstalking and wire fraud over a scheme in which he allegedly used fake social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes.

Blue Bell Recalls All Products

Blue Bell has issued another recall Monday amid more concerns of Listeria.All Blue Bell products currently on the market are involved in the recall.Kroger…

A homeowner tours his new home in Washingtonville, New York. Two studies released last year found that the nation's housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly after the pandemic, likely widening the housing gap between Black, Latino and white households, as well as putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans.

Homeownership lags among Black Jacksonville residents

Although Black residents own 14.02% of homes in the metro area, the rate of ownership falls short of other cities when you consider that 21.32% of the population is Black, a new study found.

Hershey's chocolate is shown in Overland Park, Kan., on July 25, 2011. The Hershey Co. is being sued<strong> </strong>for allegedly failing to disclose the presence of heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars.

Hershey's faces a lawsuit over heavy metals in its dark chocolate bars

The lawsuit comes after Consumer Reports sounded the alarm about dangerous heavy metals in dark chocolate bars from manufactures like Lindt, Ghirardelli and Hershey's.

The Justice Department is charging a Washington lobbyist with failing to register as a foreign agent in a case linked to political work done by Paul Manafort.

Consultant Pleads Guilty To Violating Lobbying Laws Over Ukraine Work

W. Samuel Patten has pleaded guilty to failing to register as a foreign agent for work he did connected to a Ukrainian political party.

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