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U S Senators are expected to debate global warming legislation on Monday. The Climate Security Act aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set up a national cap and trade system for polluters.

New Hampshire’s Senators have not yet said how they might vote on the legislation – but both have major concerns with it.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, the legislation may be the biggest and most complex the Senate will take up this year.

Video game enthusiasts are going head-to-head in the summer resort town of Weirs Beach this weekend. They’ve gathered for the 10th annual International Classic Videogame and Pinball Tournament. The organizer, Gary Vincent, has dedicated his life to preserving the games. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Avishay Artsy brings us his story.

A little bit of the wild West will be rolling into New Hampshire late next week.
The Federal Bureau of Land Management has rounded up seventy wild horses and burros on public lands in Nevada and is putting them up for bid at a three-day public auction.
If you're willing to make a long term commitment to care for these animals, have at least 125 dollars and the right kind of facility, one of these animals could be yours to keep.
Maine Public Radio's Susan Sharon reports.

Fans of NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” know Paula Poundstone as a panelist who offers spontaneous and offbeat reactions to the week’s news.

That same spirit of the unexpected shows up in her standup performances, as she spends part of each show questioning members of the audience and improvising around their responses.

This week she talked with NHPR’s Brady Carlson about her background in New England, what it takes to be a “Wait Wait” panelist and how the unscripted moments are often the highlights of her shows.

On Memorial Day, America has set aside a day to remember the men and women who died fighting its wars.

A group in Manchester hopes Americans will remember those vets who are fighting homelessness.

NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm has more.