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Voters in Des Moines, Iowa, gather at a high school to discuss campaign issues, including health care, the role of the government, and the candidates. They will return to the same school a month from now for the January caucus.

In her new book, Overtreated, author Shannon Brownlee argues that overuse of high-tech tests and unnecessary hospital stays result in a less efficient, more costly health care system. She says the economics of health care are upside-down and could possibly be hazardous to patients.

The Buffalo neighborhood that was attacked by a white supremacist has struggled for years with violence and poverty. Calls by politicians for the community to come together were met with skepticism.

Florida students have not shied away from debating public policy since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.Now, some are taking it a…

Drew Barrymore's directorial debut Whip It scored big with one demographic over the weekend: roller derby fans. One theater in Maryland was packed with real-life derby girls the Mason-Dixon Vixens.

Research shows exercise-based cardiac rehab programs help heart patients heal faster and live longer. But fewer than a third take part. Time and cost are the main barriers, doctors and patients say.

The school district says it must make the cuts, or risk not being able to pay its staff by summer.

The U.S. is returning unaccompanied minors to their home countries. But life in Guatemala, where many of them are from, is so hard, they say they'll keep trying until they succeed.

Argentina is paying up. After a lengthy legal battle that could change how countries borrow money, Argentina has come to a settlement with its most stalwart creditors.

Mark Moran of member station KJZZ reports on efforts by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to crackdown on illegal immigrants in the southwestern United States. The smuggling of undocumented immigrants has become a multi-billion industry in the US and the INS hopes to curb the practice through a new initiative called operation denial.

In the first of a three-part series on the Mafia, NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that a courageous new generation of magistrates and politicians has dealt serious blows to the Sicilian mob, also known as the Cosa Nostra. But anti-Mafia crusaders worry that the Cosa Nostra is quietly re-emerging under new guises.

In the first part of a profile of Israeli voters, Robert Siegel speaks to a religious family about next week's elections. This family is in the minority among Orthodox Jews because they support the peace process. Although many religious Jews support Likud candidate Benjamin Netanyahu, the Meverach family claims that he lacks an ideology.

From Barbie to Messi to Rishi Sunak, a lot happened this week. How well were you paying attention?

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to spend $1 billion in surplus revenue next year to give Floridians a six-month break from paying state gas taxes. DeSantis says the proposal won’t take away funding for transportation projects.

Harris scored the first points in Olympic women's basketball history and was the first Black woman inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, among other accolades. She turned the NBA down in 1977.

The FDA meets Friday to consider COVID-19 booster shots. The Capitol on Saturday faces its biggest security test since the Jan. 6 attack. The Wall Street Journal examines Facebook's internal memos.

At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages. American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety.

This is it, or so the White House claims: closing arguments on President Obama's effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama asked Congress for a final vote this month, and to persuade Democrats to stick with him he was in suburban Philadelphia on Monday making his case.

William T. Vollmann's 2005 novel Europe Central was a masterpiece. His latest work, a collection of ghost stories entitled "Last Stories and Other Stories" is flabby and cliched.

There are legal safeguards to protect patients from big bills like out-of-network air-ambulance rides. But insurers may not pay if they decide the ride wasn't medically necessary.

It's been said that in Florida, any building that's more than 30 years old is well, old, and worthy of being torn down for something new and shiny. That…

Health insurers sometimes pay too much to a doctor or hospital for services rendered. When insurers look to get their money back, patients may be surprised to get stuck with the bills.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified Wednesday before Congress on the power of Big Tech.

Former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards has a new job as the director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina. He's touring the country in an effort to drum up support for the plight of the nation's poor.

Biographer Daniel Okrent discusses Sondheim's approach to writing music and lyrics, his often toxic relationship with his mother and his work with mentors and collaborators.