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About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it.

California homes are burning. Why are they still increasing in value in regions prone to fire?

In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.

In the 25th Bond film, 007's fellow spies include strong female characters, part of an evolution aimed at attracting new audiences and brands as the franchise makes some big transitions.

"It was like a spontaneous poem," filmmaker Gus Van Sant says of his seven-part collaboration with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele. It's the centerpiece of the virtual festival GUCCI Fest.

Employers are increasingly using the Advantage program as an alternative to existing retiree plan and traditional Medicare. As a result, the federal government is paying the “overwhelming majority” of medical costs, according to an industry analyst.

The so-called "freedom convoys" are exploiting populist grievances and are amplified by social media and grifters seeking to make a buck.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with bestselling author Marlon James about his latest novel, Moon Witch, Spider King.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.

On June 19th, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were set free, officially ending slavery in the U.S. The first Juneteenth was celebrated in Texas a year later.

Sellers of body armor are reporting an increase in business due in part to several high-profile mass shootings, police shootings and civil unrest during the pandemic.

This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

Some say moving kids from the Children's Health Insurance Program to health exchanges would add stability, but others fear they could lose benefits and their families could face higher co-payments for coverage.

Democrats get new momentum from House passage of a health care bill, but face new tests in bridging differences within the party — and between the chambers — on cost, financing and coverage.

A program, known as "Money Follows the Person," aims to help elderly and disabled people in nursing homes live on their own. But many states are having trouble finding affordable housing, and fewer than 6,000 people have moved.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Politico reporter Eliana Johnson of Politico, and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution about the Trump administration's immigration policy.

Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling with huge piles of returned mail linked to public aid programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. But is dropping people from such assistance the answer?

Unlike many private health plans, Medicare has no cap on out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs in Part D. As the cost of specialty drugs rises, some Medicare patients owe thousands of dollars.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to film journalist Nick de Semlyen about the actors who dominated action films in the '80s and '90s — including: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis.

Three wildfires have forced 250,000 people to evacuate their homes across the state. Two of those dangerous blazes menaced Thousand Oaks even as it struggles to cope with a mass shooting.

The Supreme Court struck down President Trump's sweeping tariffs. We examine the court's opinion and the impact of tariffs on the broader economy.

Coastal cities are flooding more as sea levels rise faster and faster. But none of that is slowing real estate development in low-lying areas such as Miami.

There are a variety of ways to honor the fallen this Memorial Day, several are listed below. Orginally, it was called Decoration Day, named after the…

It’s common knowledge in medicine: Doctors routinely order tests on hospital patients that are unnecessary and wasteful. Sutter Health, a giant hospital...