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NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Vander Plaats, president of the conservative group The Family Leader, about how Iowa voters are evaluating the GOP presidential field.

President Biden and House speaker McCarthy to hold debt ceiling talks. S.C. Republican Sen. Tim Scott will announce his presidential bid. Officials in Columbus, Ohio, are trying to stem gun violence.

A TV writer and actor from West Palm Beach has been on the frontlines of a Hollywood writer's strike, fighting for better pay and protections from AI and other issues.

LGBTQ advocates in Central Florida have started a fund that will help transgender people get gender affirming care in other states.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody's Analytics, about how investors should be thinking about the debt ceiling standoff.

Next Level Church in New Hampshire grew quickly and spread into three states. It died almost as quickly, leaving many questions about the conduct of its charismatic pastor.

Therapist KC Davis, author of How to Keep House While Drowning, has developed a framework for keeping up with house cleaning without feeling overwhelmed.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to director Stacey Lee and Vanity Fair journalist Alex French about the new FX documentary series "The Secrets of Hillsong."

The podcast The Last Ride examines systemic problems in media and policing and illuminates the deep wounds that are left when no one is held accountable.

The super PAC must essentially build a separate grassroots network to finagle commitments from Iowans to support DeSantis without coordinating with him.

One sticking point in the Hollywood writers strike is the use of artificial intelligence. AI is already being used in Hollywood, but what fears and hopes do writers have about the technologies future?

As President Biden and Group of Seven leaders gathered in Hiroshima, people in Japan wanted the setting to act as a powerful symbol for consensus toward banning nuclear arms.

The singers traveled to England for a tour to raise money to build a technical college. Their up-and-down experience is a reminder of the racial biases that persist today.

A massive military display by Hezbollah on Sunday was the largest in at least a decade for the Iranian-backed militia, and comes at a moment of heightened tension with Israel.

Although medical costs will increase as the economy improves, the shift of expenses to workers by employers will help restrain the overall cost of care a little.

The federal health law allows new individual and small group insurance plans to charge smokers up to 50 percent higher premiums in 2014. Will the higher rates persuade smokers to give up the habit?

Most Americans aren't aware that they may be able to buy health insurance under the new marketplaces. So an outreach effort lead by veterans of the Obama administration and campaigns is going door to door to get the word out.

Advocates for people with autism applauded the move, but some states are concerned about the costs of covering a wide range of therapy for children with autism.

A mother seeks advice on how to get her ex-husband to keep their sons on his plan because it would be less costly than hers.

Across the U.S., jails hold many more people with serious mental illness than state hospitals do. San Antonio is reweaving its safety net for the mentally ill — and saving $10 million annually.

Are we going back to the bad old days of big increases in health care spending or is the modest boost of recent years here to stay? It really depends on who you ask — insurers or hospitals.

The state has defined autism behavioral therapy as a type of medical benefit not subject to the mental health parity law, a move that allows insurers more latitude in limiting benefits.

The court is expected to render a decision that will determine the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's guarantee that no-cost prescription contraception be part of most health insurance plans.

A health reporter traveled across the country and asked people how they feel about health care and health insurance. At almost every stop people complained about the expense.

Greater hospital use by the newly insured might be caused by inadequate outpatient resources to treat mental health patients earlier and less expensively.