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Also: Congress returns today after its recess; the founder of Chick-fil-A restaurants dies at 93; and the co-owner of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks sells his stake after a racist email surfaces.

Also: A judge overturns Missouri's ban on same sex marriage; President Obama will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to a Civil War soldier; and AC/DC's drummer is arrested for attempted murder.

Also: Documents hint that very few people enrolled in health care exchanges in the first two days after they opened; the Senate blocks two of Obama's nominees; the government eases a rule on flexible spending accounts; and police nab a wallaby frolicking in a London cemetery.

Also: Jury selection opens in the 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting; oil leaks from a pipeline into the Yellowstone River; and Miss Lebanon takes a selfie with Miss Israel, triggering anger.

Also: Another round of U.S.-Cuba talks will be held today; no charges have been filed against the driver in a California truck-train crash; and the NBA's first African-American player dies.

Also: Despite a ban, Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi wants to govern if her party wins elections; the White House Tribal Nations conference opens; and there are nominees for the Toy Hall of Fame.

Also: More than 80 arrested in St. Louis protests after an ex-officer is acquitted of murder; four American women are hit with acid in France; and "Handmaid's Tale" and "Veep" win at the Emmy Awards.

Also: Toys 'R Us files for bankruptcy protection; Senate Republicans try again to replace Obamacare; and there are 250 new words in Merriam-Webster's dictionary.

Vänskä pleads for both sides to work together in Minnesota, Muti declines to make a statement and a monocled (!) tenor signs to DG: the stories you must know and a guide to all the news that's fit to link. And a composer exols the durability of the orchestra and the versatility of scissors.

This week's news features the making of ELEW, another "jazz is dead" debate, and Chicago music history from long ago and the present day alike. Plus, Ron Carter on bass evolution, Phil Schaap on economics, a new Wayne Shorter album and Miles Davis for Japanese liquor.