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HCA denies the union’s claims and says union protests tend to take place during collective bargaining to get attention.

Mundi, the elephant rescued from a zoo in Puerto Rico a month ago, is adjusting to life in a South Georgia refuge. She's already made two elephant friends.

Republicans said at their annual convention that the state's senior senator, Thom Tillis, had strayed from conservative values with his support for LGBTQ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

As tennis players take on their opponents at the French Open, they're also dealing with a flood of toxic comments online. Players are being offered an AI tool to block some of the social media abuse.

He's also the king of work-life balance.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $1 million string of buoys along the river that divides Texas and Mexico — and more may be installed in the future.

Republican lawmakers in Florida are scrambling to convince established immigrant workers who already have jobs to stay, while making it inhospitable for newly arrived migrants.

In a major win for the Biden administration, the court ruled Texas and Louisiana lack the standing to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement guidelines.

The Bush administration and Congress are weighing how to respond to a slowing economy. At a Washington think tank on Thursday, some of the country's best-known economists gathered to discuss possible solutions.

Bob Mondello reviews one of the foreign films up for an Academy Award at the Oscar ceremony on Sunday. The Counterfeiters is an Austrian drama set in World War II.

Our summer-long series of road trips continues with a visit to the Integratron, a dome built by a former aeronautical engineer intended to prolong human life using "electrostatic energy." The facility was inspired by a visitation from an extraterrestrial.

Recent demonstrations in Tibet prompted Chinese authorities to crack down on journalists. They have blocked access to the region and sent "minders" to follow reporters who were trying to cover the unrest.

Anglican conservatives headed into a conference in Jerusalem last week with angry rhetoric and veiled threats of a split. But as their conference ends, they went only so far as to call for a church within a church, something that is unlikely to fly.

The World Health Organization has designated aspartame as a possible carcinogen. But the FDA disagrees saying the evidence is flawed and artificial sweetener is safe. How much is safe to consume?

In Venezuela, millions of people turned out to vote Sunday in a controversial referendum that, if approved, would fundamentally alter the country's political and economic model and give President Hugo Chavez broad new powers. One of the provisions would allow Chavez to run for reelection indefinitely.

Legislators in the House and Senate came to an agreement this week on a proposal to increase the fuel efficiency standard for cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon by 2020. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports that the outlook for the legislation remains uncertain.

Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party suffers a severe defeat in parliamentary elections, losing control of the upper house of parliament. But Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he will stay in office.

Americans best know Fred Thompson, who is soon to jump into the Republican presidential contest, as an actor. But he is also a former lobbyist and served eight years in the Senate.

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants failed to hit a homerun against San Diego Padres, stalling him at 754. He's one homerun shy of Hank Aaron's all-time career homerun record, but hasn't hit one out of the park in more than a week. The chase has turned into a maddening.

Diplomats meet in Beijing to lay out the next steps toward the goal of North Korea's full nuclear disarmament. The meeting follows the shutdown over the weekend of North Korea's main nuclear facility.

Host Steve Inskeep talks to Will Schwalbe, co-author of Send: The Essential Guide to E-mail for Office and Home, about e-mail overload.

How do you talk people out of truly desperate situations? Gary Noesner, who spent 30 years as a hostage negotiator for the FBI, details some of his most noteworthy cases and explains the techniques he used to defuse tense, potentially life-threatening encounters.

If Gov. Ron DeSantis signs, it wouldn't take effect until Jan. 1, 2027.

Tired of listening to other people's music, shows, and phone conversations in flight, the people at United Airlines have written a rule that lets them kick you off the plane if you don't put on headphones.

President Obama will be in Charleston for the funeral of Clementa Pinckney. The pastor of the church, who was also a state senator, was among 9 members gunned down last week during a Bible study.