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The continuing uncertainty about when the winner will be declared in the presidential election has brought calls for changes in how America votes. NPR's Brian Naylor has been hearing proposals that range from amending the constitution to offering federal aid to states to buy new voting machines. At least one House member wants to establish a nationwide poll closing time.

From member station KPBS in San Diego, Carrie Kahn reports on Mexican entrepreneurs are buying thousands of used trucks in the US and bringing them back to Mexico to be resold. The business flourished under an 8-month grace period the Mexican government allowed on import duties. With regular taxes being reinstated tomorrow, the price of used vehicles along the border is soaring.

A group led by Sony confirms that it has agreed to buy the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio for nearly $5 billion. The deal would include the studio's vast library of films. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Variety reporter Ben Fritz.

Philip Morris International makes a $5 billion dollar offer to buy Indonesia's third-largest cigarette producer. It's an attractive deal for Philip Morris because an estimated 60 percent of Indonesian men smoke, and a growing number of women are picking up the habit.

A large part of the law deals with the electric vehicle market — buying and manufacturing them. But the law is complicated.

The world's largest democracy still hasn't criticized Moscow's actions and continues to buy Russian oil and arms.

President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson are asking Congress to move swiftly on a proposal to buy up bad mortgage debt from Wall Street firms. The cost of the program could run into the hundreds of billions of dollars.

We speak with Vox senior correspondent Emily Stewart about what consumers can expect when buying anything from eggs to cars.

Doctors are concerned by a backlash against sunscreen that is spreading on social media. Recent surveys suggest many younger Americans are buying into this misinformation.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine get very specific in their recommendations of actions they think the federal government should take to lower prescription drug costs.