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Both states want to expand eligibility for the CHIP, but their approaches to charging low-income families premiums for the coverage showcase the nation’s ideological divide on helping the disadvantaged.

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

NPR's Ari Shapiro examines the substance behind and implications of President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter. He did so with just weeks left in his presidency after repeatedly promising not to.

Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.

By midnight, the basement of one of Havana's hottest clubs is packed wall-to-wall for a private concert by one of Cuba's biggest pop stars.Squeezed among…

Who were the individuals who committed the atrocities in southern Israel this month? The personal story of one attacker offers insights.

A couple and their baby have been stuck in Gaza since the siege began. They are among an estimated 1,700 people with European and U.S. citizenships who are trapped in the Gaza strip.

Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.

Biden is 80 years old, and would be 86 by the end of a second term. While many voters see his age as cause for concern, a campaign strategist says there are upsides to his decades of experience.

Oxford professor Ben Ansell says we are witnessing a battle between nationalism and liberalism that will write our own time indelibly into the history books of tomorrow.

How can you outsmart scammers? What would you do if your friend was attacked by a wild cougar? NPR readers wanted to know the answers to those questions and more in 2024.

A new wave of migrants is expected to flee Venezuela as the nation's crisis deepens. Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro claims re-election. The opposition disputes the outcome as fraudulent.

The Land Back Movement is an effort by native Americans to reclaim lost land. Two reporters take a look at where it's worked and where it hasn't at reservations in Minnesota.

Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since. The 11-year-old had some questions for his dad.

The deal represents an increase over a previous settlement rejected by the Supreme Court because it protected members of the wealthy Sackler family from civil lawsuits even though they were not in bankruptcy.

In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."

In a workshop in an infamous refugee camp in Beirut, Palestinian women practice an ancient art form — as a livelihood, and also as therapy. The designs come from a homeland most have never seen.

In its sixth nuclear test, North Korea said it was "successful" in loading a hydrogen bomb onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. President Trump is set to meet with his national security team.

Before Tom Petty became a rock legend, he was just another kid roaming the streets of Gainesville and dreaming of making it big. Now, thanks to Shawn Murphy, fans can trace Petty's early years.

An excerpt from "The Other Moonshot," a podcast from LAist Studios and Reasonable Volume.

Data from the CDC shows 31 utilities in Florida had annual average fluoride levels that were approximately half the CDC’s recommended level or less for at least a year.

FEWS NET, the U.S. early warning system for famine, shut down after the foreign aid freeze. What are the consequences? And why does the U.S. has a famine early warning system in the first place?

Companies can try to avoid or minimize tariffs by requesting exemptions or legally reclassifying their products. Here's a look at some of the strategies that have worked in the past.

Republicans are "nervous" about President Trump's tariffs raising prices, says Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. He plans to force a vote in the Senate on them soon.

Even though a new constitutional amendment is in effect in Missouri, a Planned Parenthood clinic in St. Louis can't provide abortions. They are waiting for a judge to end Missouri's ban.