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Sixteen-year-old Alia Stavrand Woolf says if she has to pay taxes like an adult on her wages, and can now be treated like an adult in court, she should be able to vote. Unlike many voting-age people, Alia cares deeply about many issues and has spent a great deal of time learning about the candidates, and she really wants to vote.

Medicaid's transportation contracts can be worth tens of millions for companies that land them. But patients say rides to and from medical care often show up late — or sometimes not at all.

On "Florida Matters: Live & Local," we talk about the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office cheating scandal, SNAP benefits that haven't come and an author whose books are heavy on history.

The Hershey Company is being sued for their Reese's holiday candies. The complaint alleges deceptive packaging as the peanut butter cups do not have "cute faces" as displayed on the wrapper.

Citigroup agrees to pay $2.65 billion to settle a class-action suit brought by investors over its role in the WorldCom scandal. Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney issued optimistic research reports on WorldCom and helped it raise money by selling its securities. The money will be paid to those who held company shares between 1999 and 2002, when the telecom giant declared bankruptcy. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

A devastating outbreak of swine fever in China has increased Chinese demand for European pork, and that's leaving less meat available for sausages in Germany.

A voiceover artist adds hilarious voices to pet videos submitted by his fans on social media.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both appealed to workers in this year's election. But the candidates’ stances on many issues affecting workers remain far apart.

Pacific Gas & Electric also agreed to submit to five years of oversight. The company didn't acknowledge any wrongdoing in the settlement.

Republicans are considering selling off some federal lands to pay for President Trump's domestic agenda, which is reigniting a decades-old controversy in the West.

The approval of the budget resolution follows an impasse between House leaders and centrist Democrats that threatened to derail progress on the vast majority of President Biden's domestic agenda.

Fans of silent film star Rudolph Valentino gathered at a Hollywood cemetery over the weekend to mark 99 years since his death.

When parents in the U.S. paid huge sums to secure places for their children in top schools, it was a scandal. In India, it's acceptable for parents to pay private universities for this purpose.

The bankruptcy filing follows a Wednesday court order that Giuliani, a former campaign attorney for Donald Trump, must immediately pay millions to two 2020 election workers that he defamed.

People across the country dedicated 2.23 miles to show solidarity for Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed on Feb. 23 while jogging in Georgia. Two men have been charged with murdering Arbery.

President Biden went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Democratic Senators, one day after they reached a $3.5 trillion budget agreement to enact his economic agenda beyond infrastructure.

Paying bills during the pandemic can be difficult. A survey by NPR, Harvard and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found of the four largest U.S. cities, Houston feels the crunch the worst.

The Dartmouth men's basketball team could become the country's first unionized team in college sports. The union campaign drew inspiration from labor activism in the dining hall.

The NPR Board of Directors has announced that Vivian Schiller will be the new president and CEO. Schiller is vice president and general manager of NYT.com.

The return caps a nine-day mission to the International Space Station. The mission was funded by Axiom Space, a company that wants to build and operate the world's first commercial space station.

The demonstration at the HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee comes as the union representing the workers negotiates a new contract with HCA Healthcare.

Disney+ says its new pricing plan goes into effect Dec. 8, and users will have to pay $3 per month more to preserve ad-free streaming services.

People are paying hundreds of dollars for COVID testing because at-home antigen kits and free appointments that offer timely results are scarce.

People who buy their own health insurance are facing significant price hikes next year as federal tax credits passed by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire in December.

Singer Al Green has a new album of songs out, called I Can't Stop. The material is Green's return to his soulful sound of the 1970s, after spending more than two decades concentrating on gospel music. Critic Tom Moon has a review.