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NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on an e-book deal announced between Microsoft and Amazon.com. The deal follows in the wake of a similar deal Microsoft cut with Barnes and Noble.com that's already enabled the rival e-tailer to sell the new format of books.

Our summer reading series continues this week with Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com. Bezos is a fan of science fiction, though he says his favorite novel of all time is Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day (Vintage Books; ISBN: 0679731725).

The Trump administration is attempting to keep Alina Habba in her interim position as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, despite a court's selection of another official for that role.

The Boston Globe is suing a former employee who has accused a top editor of sexual harassment. The paper wants more details about her accusation and is requesting unspecified damages.

An intense debate is underway in Pakistan over what to do about a surge of deadly Taliban attacks. The city's chief counterterrosim officer was killed a few weeks ago. Superintendent Chaudhry Aslam Khan was and remains a legendary figure.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Republican strategist Brendan Buck about House Republicans narrowing down their candidate pool for speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy was ousted more than two weeks ago.

Ahead of a self-imposed April 5 deadline, the Trump administration is close to clinching a deal with Oracle to oversee TikTok's U.S. operations.

According to an anonymous whistleblower, a business ally of Michael Flynn exulted at Flynn's promises about the end of sanctions, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said Wednesday.

India's top court refused to legalize same-sex marriages. The five judges hearing the case ruled that only the Indian parliament could make that decision.

Experts say the well-funded militant group is focused on gaining power in the Middle East, not attacking America. The bigger risk is of an opportunistic attack, locally or in Europe.