Student activists no longer rely on rallies in the quad to pressure investors to pull out of areas of the world they consider repressive. They're using video games to get their point across. And as Jeff Tyler reports, they're coming through loud and clear.

Republican Congressional leaders begin a retreat today on the shores of Chesapeake Bay to discuss possible lobbying reform, among other issues. As Eric Niiler reports, one issue on the agenda is whether lawmakers should take trips funded by lobbyists.

If the NSA wants to view your phone records, that's one thing. But not private companies. The Federal Trade Commission cracked down this week on more than 40 online sites that sell phone records. Now Congress is expected to weigh in. Janet Babin reports from the Innovations Desk at North Carolina Public Radio.

Lawmarkers could introduce new legislation as early as today to open the waters off Florida's Gulf Coast to oil drilling. Sam Eaton has more.