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Famous for processed treats like Twinkies, Hostess Brands says it will go into liquidation if striking bakers don't return to work Thursday. Analysts say the company's most iconic brands would likely be bought by other companies.

The new top two leaders at the FBI are Trump loyalists with no prior experience at the bureau. NPR asks retired FBI special agent Thomas J. Baker for his impressions of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino.

Actor Patrick Swayze died yesterday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Swayze played some real characters, from a surfer-dude bank robber to a road-tripping drag queen — and, of course, a dirty dancer. He said he always knew he was going to be a performer.

The seven officers involved in Daniel Prude's death have been suspended a day after Prude's family released the video of his March encounter with Rochester, N.Y., city police.

Roughly 20 million Americans live in mobile homes, once billed as low-cost living. But mobile home parks have become a target investment for real estate companies who are jacking up fees.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled today in favor of hand counting so-called "undervotes," ballots that did not register a vote for president when run through counting machines. The divided 4-3 ruling was a victory for Al Gore. Many analysts have said he needed this ruling to keep alive his effort to overturn the certified Florida election results. The ruling was announced today by court spokesman Craig Waters. Former Secretary of State James Baker has vowed to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of George W. Bush. We hear some of Mr. Baker's remarks, and Noah speaks with NPR's Melissa Block who was at the courthouse today.

For more than 20 years, American Girl dolls and books have been big sellers. Now the series is going to the movies. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens this week in selected cities — and nationwide on July 2.

As sports betting has spread across the U.S., college athletes have increasingly faced harassment from bettors. A federal ban on wagers that concern individual performances could help, the NCAA says.

The French Bakers Association wants the baguette added to the United Nation's list of intangible treasures. A true baguette is a mix of 4 ingredients: flour, water, yeast, salt and plenty of time.

Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser are with The Washington Post. From 2001 to 2004, the pair, who are married, served as the Moscow bureau chiefs for the Post. The two have collaborated on a new book, Kremlin Rising: Vladimir Putin's Russia and the End of Revolution.