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Following the unsealing of court documents, children's rights groups are asking the agency to open an investigation into practices that allow such purchases without parental permission.

NPR's Steven Inskeep talks to ex-CIA officer John Sipher about his skepticism that a bipartisan commission put together by lawmakers will produce a full accounting of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Two hundred years ago today, the United States signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty. For about 4 cents an acre, America more than doubled its size, helping fulfill Thomas Jefferson's dreams for westward expansion -- all without the firing of a single shot. All Things Considered commemorates one of the sweetest real-estate deals of the millennium.

Two years ago, rioters who supported Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in order to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It has taken time to hold people accountable.

Michael and Susan Dell are donating $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million U.S. children. The gift would put $250 into each eligible child's account.

Tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan have pledged $6.25 billion to fund so-called "Trump Accounts." The investment accounts would be available to children in low-income zip codes.

Nearly all the phony accounts were caught by artificial intelligence and a boost in human monitoring. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said breaking up the company would make purging abusive accounts harder.

In a speech delivered Wednesday, the attorney general said the Justice Department "will follow the facts wherever they lead. ...The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last."

The former vice president said Trump's "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day," in his most forceful rebuke yet of his two-time running mate.

In Brussels, European leaders reach an agreement to begin talks next year that could eventually allow Turkey to join the E.U. Western leaders insist that Turkey move toward normalizing relations with the island of Cyprus. Turkish troops have occupied the northern part of the island for decades. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Ivan Watson.