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After 130 years as a nonprofit hospital with deep roots in North Carolina, Mission Health is seeking to be bought by HCA Healthcare, the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain.

After a test to rule out cancer, Brianna Snitchler faced a facility fee for use of the hospital's radiology room. She wasn't told in advance about the charge, which strained her tight budget.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis' immigration law (SB 1718) comes into force, a center in Palm Beach County is trying to guide frightened Guatemalans and indigenous Mayans who moved to South Florida to flee poverty and violence — and now wrestle with the decision to trek toward immigrant-friendly states.

And, what the adults in their lives should do about it.

Chris Gloninger, a TV news meteorologist in Iowa, got harrassing emails and a death threat over his coverage of climate change. Now he's leaving the industry to tackle climate change head-on.

Michele Norris talks with E.J. Dionne, a columnist for The Washington Post, and Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review. They talk about President Bush's press conference in which he discussed Iraq, the economy, and how he might work with a Democrat-controlled Congress.

Kyle Sampson — former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales — testifies before a Senate panel. He says his boss was far more involved in the plan to fire eight federal prosecutors than Gonzales has previously acknowledged.

Father Donald McGuire was convicted last year of sexually abusing two teenaged boys in the 1960s. Jesuit leaders insist they had no knowledge of any other abuses by McGuire, but documents reveal they were alerted by concerned parents many times over the past 38 years.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center shows that many African-Americans say they can no longer be seen as a single race. Work ethic and education are creating a class divide. Nearly 40 percent of low-income blacks say they have nothing in common with middle-income and poor blacks.

The National World War Two Museum and the Gary Sinise Foundation celebrate the trailblazing women who worked in the American defense industry in the 1940s, and preserve their stories for future generations.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former Health and Human Services Department Secretary Donna Shalala about her views on the Trump administration's cuts to the agency.

An outstanding new Apple TV+ comedy series sends up Hollywood's movie-making machine. You don't have to be a movie lover to appreciate The Studio, but the more you know, the more you'll laugh.

When it comes to rice and pasta, dietitians recommend eating brown or whole grain because they're more nutritious. But you can create a super nutrient in white rice and white pasta. Here's the trick.

As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.

Anyone who paid the taxes should get reimbursed, but the high court did not address how. Business owners wonder if they'll need lawyers, brokers, money — or luck.

The appeal comes as the nation is at risk of losing its measles elimination status and as Oz's boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines.

Arguments raised by supporters and critics of the proposed pipeline are based on different sets of facts: lots of jobs vs. few; lower gas prices vs. higher ones; an environmental catastrophe vs. the realities of human consumption. What is clear, though, is that both sides are determined to win.

More than 500 foreigners were employed as of last year at Florida public and private universities under the program.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., offers her assessment of Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.

With Tuesday's takeover of the House by Democrats, Rep. Adam Schiff will likely become chair of the House Intelligence Committee. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Schiff about questions he still has regarding President Trump and Russia.

Wyoming has become a flash point in the debate over whether federal public lands should be turned over to states. Sportsmen are worried they'll lose access to the lands if states are forced to sell.

The unlikely pairing of Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe isn't quite what makes the show work — it's the exquisite, perfectly-timed jokes that just keep coming.

School districts across the country are working to help students with disabilities make up for the supports they lost access to during the pandemic. In Pittsburgh, those efforts include rock climbing.

Voting ended Tuesday night in the district that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene left this year after a feud with President Trump. With a crowded field of candidates, the race heads to a runoff.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to eliminate 25,000 vacant positions and implement the largest reorganization of its giant health care system in three decades.