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A recent executive order paves the way for retirement accounts to include a lot more than stock and bond funds.

The mother of a young woman to whom the Trump administration dedicated Operation Midway Blitz testified to the Illinois Accountability Commission on Monday, saying her daughter would not have wanted this legacy.

The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

The president has been boasting about all the laws he has signed, but compared with other recent presidents, it's not that many — and he still hasn't gotten any major pieces of legislation.

Many musicians dream of having their own song one day, but it can be difficult to know how to start that process.

SPORTS/ELVIS: ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S PLAYOFFS AND RON OFFERS PREDICTIONS. AND SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT THE MOVIE "PANTHER," A FICTIONALIZED ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY DAYS OF THE BLACK PANTHER MOVEMENT OF THE 1960'S.

Daniel talks with Michelle Chalfoun, author of a new book called 'Roustabout'. Chalfoun's book is a fictional account of a young woman's experiences when she joins up with a circus as a member of its crew. The young woman's life is loosely based on Chalfoun's own experience when she also toured with a circus for a few years as a roustabout. Chalfoun says she'd like her next career to be that of a cook... ("Roustabout", HarperCollins).

NPR's Scott Horsley reports on a commercial database that keeps track of millions of Americans who have bounced checks. More than 85-thousand bank branches subscribe to the database, called Chexsystem, and use it to screen potential customers. But critics say a single bad check can place someone's name on the database, and once listed, it's unlikely they'll be able to open an account for up to five years.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on a Massachusetts-based internet startup that plans to take the idea behind frequent flyer programs and apply it to an entirely new area: college savings. UPROMISE says it is signing up credit card companies, grocery chains, car companies and will take the rebates these companies offer and put them in a college savings investment account. Financial advisors are skeptical that such programs are a good idea for most people.

Inflation remained in check last month as consumer prices rose at the same pace as in five of the past six months. As NPR's Jack Speer reports, core prices rose just two-tenths of a percent last month, when food and energy prices are NOT taken into account. Even though gas prices escalated sharply in June, many economists see inflation remaining tame and believe the Federal Reserve is successfully engineering a "soft landing" for the booming economy.