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Vice President Joe Biden met with factions in the gun debate this week from the National Rifle Association to the families of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. On Tuesday, Biden will present the recommendations of the task force on gun violence he has been leading to President Obama. Host Scott Simon speaks with NPR's Brian Naylor about the efforts to find common ground.

Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian observer to the United Nations, says there must be an immediate cease-fire to end the violence in the Gaza Strip. He also wants an agreement on an international force to guarantee the cease-fire.

The FCC announces on Thursday that it will use the city of Wilmington, N.C., as a testing ground for changes in the way millions of Americans get their TV signals. By February of next year, regular over-the-air TV signals are supposed to be phased out — and the FCC wants to make sure this process goes smoothly.

The National Retail Federation has urged Obama transition officials to devote some of the stimulus package to the creation of tax holidays next year. The group wants three, 10-day periods in which there will be no state sales tax.

Special Prosecutors say they will present a case to the New Mexico Grand Jury to determine if Alec Baldwin should be criminally charged in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

President Biden called it outrageous that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister and three Hamas leaders.

Rescuers temporarily shut down electrical equipment and machines used in search operations due to the rain over the weekend, making recovery operations more difficult.

By Rich Fisherhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kwgs/local-kwgs-928559.mp3Tulsa, Oklahoma – Last week, a nonprofit group called Save Our…

Tulsa city councilors asked for more details today about funding for projects at B.C. Franklin Park.After a community meeting, it was rumored up to $2.5…

Theater by, of and for the people — that’s the aim of the Orbit Initiative, a new program with the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.PAC Director Mark Frie…