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A bill making its way through the Senate would make more online retailers collect sales taxes. The battle over the bill pits online retailers against brick-and-mortar stores — and, in some cases, against other online sellers. Amazon has endorsed the bill, while eBay is the loudest voice against it.

For more than 40 years, Tom Jones has been strutting his stuff across the stage. Now, at 68, he's got a new album called 24 Hours, his first U.S. studio disc in more than 15 years. It combines big-band sounds with catchy beats, occasionally suggestive lyrics and a booming voice.

Jeff VanderMeer's Annihilation is the first volume in a planned trilogy about the exploration of the mysterious Area X — from which no expedition has returned unscathed. If its members return at all. Reviewer Jason Sheehan calls Annihilation "strange, clever, off-putting, maddening ... and altogether fantastic."

Daniel talks to the mayor of Puyallup, Washington, Mike Deal, who was forced to drop an anti-smoking initiative when area restaurants, backed by the major tobacco companies sued him and his city council. Deal says the council realized there were other pressing needs for the city.

The governor of Montana is expected to announce today the closure of vast areas of public land in the southwestern corner of the state. Nearly a million acres are blackened across the West as firefighters try to keep up with the worst wildfire season in fifty years. Kathy Witkowsky reports from Missoula, Montana.

Following the emotional reunion of Air Force Captain Scott O"Grady with his squadron the Pentagon is investigating reports that U.S. Intelligence knew of the existence of surface to air missiles in the area, the day before O'Grady's plane was shot down... NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that although expanding NATO is a sensitive topic that the President might have wanted to avoid. Mr. Clinton had good reason to give this speech--if only to divert attention from other, more sensitive, areas of foreign policy.

- Daniel talks with Pennsylvania farmer Donna Coleman, whose farm includes a 2 1/2 acre maze created in a corn field. The Colemans are trying to supplement their income by charging admission to the maze, and Donna Coleman says it's a big hit with families traveling through the area.

Yesterday's tornadoes were one of the worst tragedies in Alabama history says Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Twelve people died and dozens were injured as twisters touched down in four different parts of the state. The Tuscaloosa area suffered most of the fatalities. Butler Cain reports.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports that the high cost of housing and lack of community has led two Silicon Valley mayors to leave the area. Some fear that it could be the start of a trend if the region doesn't act now to ensure quality of life for people at all income levels.

Attorney General Janet Reno says the Clinton Administration is committed to affirmative action. In a speech in Birmingham Alabama, Reno outlined four areas that the Justice Department will pursue to improve civil rights for minorities. The speech was in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, which was today.

Authorities link a September shooting in Clinton, Md., to sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo. Two Virginia courts will be the first to try the men held in a series of shootings and killings in the Washington, D.C. area and the Deep South. NPR's Andrea Seabrook reports.

The World Health Organization cautions travelers to avoid China's Shanxi province, Beijing and Toronto, saying the regions are high-risk areas for the deadly respiratory disease called SARS. But Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman and other officials call the warning an overreaction. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

Hurricane Jeanne sweeps through much of central Florida, killing six people and leaving millions without power. President Bush has declared the state major disaster area. FEMA is now coping with the largest relief effort in its history. Hear NPR's Anthony Brooks.

Utilities begin the process of rebuilding power lines and restoring electricity in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Charley. Hundreds of thousands of residents in the area around Port Charlotte remain without power. Utility officials warn it will take weeks to restore power completely. Hear NPR's Phillip Davis.

Two weeks after a tsunami devastated thousands of miles of coastline on the Indian Ocean, relief organizations say they are now getting supplies and medical care to almost every affected area. But there are still are still complaints that aid distribution has been uneven. Hear NPR's Joanne Silberner.

One year ago, President Bush made a speech from Jackson Square in New Orleans immediately after Hurricane Katrina. In it, he made several promises to area residents. NPR White House correspondent David Greene reviews how the process has worked.

Hurricane Jeanne slams ashore late Saturday night with winds gusting to 120 mph. The fourth hurricane to hit Florida this season plowed across central Florida, punishing an area still recovering from Hurricane Frances. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Christopher Joyce.

More than 600,000 have been left homeless and hungry by the devastating storm. In response, humanitarian agencies are mounting the largest relief operation since the Haitian earthquake in 2010. The biggest challenge right now is getting the basics — clean water and food — to the hardest hit areas.

With a symbolic changing of flags, the command of troops in southern Afghanistan shifted from United States to NATO control Monday. NATO will now lead forces from 37 countries in six southern Afghan provinces. The area has seen the worst fighting since the Taliban was overthrown in 2001.