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Truvada, an AIDS drug, is expensive, with an annual price tag of at least $10,000. High copayments are a real possibility for people, even those whose insurance covers use of the drug for prevention.

Lawmakers voted to give $150,000 stipends to parents whose children were once enrolled in the NICA state program but had been dropped when the children succumbed to their birth injuries.

A vaccine against cervical cancer can also prevent genital warts in males. But that doesn't mean insurers are obligated to pay for boys and men to get vaccinated.

Emmy Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville's big break came when she was a senior at the University of Georgia, working as a part-time reporter for a local news station in Atlanta. Norville's live TV interview with then-President Jimmy Carter set off her successful career.

NPR's newest show, Invisibilia debuted last week and our listeners responded with a range of feedback, including one story of a harrowing commute home that may or may not be true.

Stephanie Cole never forgot one tiny moment during her first day at a new job, when a stranger showed her kindness.

Mike Gerson, the Washington Post columnist and former speechwriter for George W. Bush, died this week from cancer at the age of 58. NPR's Scott Simon has an appreciation.

Almost as soon as an obstruction-of-justice conviction was read for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, conservatives began calling on President Bush to pardon the former White House aide. Libby was convicted of lying to obstruct an investigation into who leaked CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain leads the polls in South Carolina ahead of Saturday's primary. He is emphasizing his national security experience and a message of economic "straight talk" — and downplaying negative campaigning efforts against him.

In the midst of a school shooting, UNC's student journalists kicked into action, covering the story as it unfolded. Now, the paper's front page — a block of heart-wrenching texts — is earning praise.

Some people feel he's too old. Others think there's a plan afoot to swap in a more popular Democrat. There's a swirl of reasons why some people don't accept that Biden will be on the ballot this year.

It's been over 30 years since a horror movie won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Horror as a genre has had a reputation of not being taken seriously. Should the Academy rethink its stance?

When a lawyer was denied entry to a Rockettes show, it became a flashpoint in the debate over facial recognition technology. Does it keep people safe, or risk further harm?

A North Korean company claims to have invented an iPad. It's called the "Ryonghung iPad." It's a trademark violation but that hasn't stopped the country before.

Dozens of classified U.S. documents detailing the war in Ukraine have appeared on multiple social media sites. There's no word on who might be responsible for leaking or stealing the material.

Unexplained aerial phenomena. Is the government covering up what it knows? We dive into 75 years of UFO history and the beginnings of government mistrust.

Kayla Kissel is a WUSF Rush Family Radio News intern for spring of 2024.

On Wednesday, the Naples City Council voted to stop the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. It was decided with a 4-to-3 vote following public comment from citizens on both sides of the issue.

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

From a golf course in South Korea, the U.S. can now shoot down North Korean missiles. But residents don't want a missile defense system in their backyard — and neither does China.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Julia Lurie, senior reporter at Mother Jones, about how the pandemic has impacted the foster care system and kept children separated from their parents for longer.

An ancient soap-making tradition in the Israeli-occupied West Bank has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. NPR visits one of the oldest soap factories in the city of Nablus.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Ian Urbina about how upwards of 100,000 North Koreans have been sent to work in China, often in conditions of captivity.

As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.

Palestinian health officials say 10 children were among the dozens of people killed in Gaza. The three Israelis were killed by rockets fired by Palestinian militants.