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The inventory of homes for sale in California is low, even in areas with high foreclosure rates. That's made any available home enticing to buyers. But with so few houses for sale, bidding wars have returned. In many cases, investors are squeezing out the families trying to buy.

A Florida Senate committee approved a bill that would allow residents with homes valued at more than $700,000 to get coverage from the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Telehealth companies offer lifestyle support so people taking obesity drugs can have the most success losing weight. But employers also want the telehealth providers to limit spending on the drugs.

Despite the shutdown, the National Weather Service is putting out forecasts and helping local officials prepare for dangerous weather, even as employees worry about making ends meet at home.

For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

What appeared to be a surge of grassroots support for higher Medicare Advantage payments was actually driven by a pro-industry group.

As the online world advances, it's become harder to distinguish news from propaganda. In Blur: How to Know What's True in the Age of Information Overload, Tom Rosenstiel argues that news consumers need to learn to vet information in the same way journalists do.

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris was broadcasting live in 2004 when he experienced a panic attack. He credits meditation with helping him work through his anxiety — both then and now.

The Onion is best-known for its straightforward news coverage, but it also has a thriving sports division that has a new book out.

Falling prices and low interest rates are making it even cheaper to buy a house these days. And rising rents in many areas make it more tempting to take the plunge. According to the Census Bureau, the national homeownership rate is at a 15-year low.

Mohammad Jawed was a doctor in Corbin, Ky. His daughters remember him as a gentle, selfless man who helped COVID-19 patients, before succumbing to the disease himself.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota about Kevin McCarthy's fight to become the next speaker. The House cannot conduct any business until a speaker is chosen.

Satirical cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer has died at the age of 95. He was the illustrator of the children's classic "The Phantom Tollbooth."

The French government is locking down Paris and 15 other regions, while Germany's health minister says his country does not have enough vaccine to combat the pandemic's third wave.

Streaming service Quibi, featuring original shows with episodes of 10 minutes or less, will shut down 6 months after it launched. NPR discusses why it's the first big casualty of the streaming wars.

Bob George's archive is an independent operation whose supporters have included David Bowie and Keith Richards. Now it's being forced to move due to rising rents in Manhattan.

The Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill to fund the government. TSA staff are working without pay during the government shutdown, and about 10 percent of TSA workers called out sick Sunday.

Fossil research shows that an enormous "kraken-like" octopus stalked the seas during the Cretaceous period, competing with large apex predators.

We examine how the exchange rate between the Euro and the U.S. dollar reflects the health of the global economy.

Journalist Thanassis Cambanis puts what has been going on in Egypt in a historical context — and explains what the popularity of other political parties, like Hezbollah, could mean for relations with Israel and the United States.

Taiwan has endured a long history of colonization. As a trip to the culinary center of Tainan reveals, those outside forces have helped create a cuisine that is distinctly Taiwanese.

At the Paris Olympics, the sport of "breaking" makes its debut later this week. For the U.S. athletes, they're prepping for their moment in the spotlight.

William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning — after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State Department. Erik Larson chronicles Dodd's time in Berlin in his new book, In the Garden of Beasts.

The residential real estate listing website Trulia is riding the recovery in the housing market. Trulia's initial public stock offering is the first real test of the market's appetite for technology start-ups since Facebook's rocky debut.