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Your health insurance plan might not cover items such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, boots and braces. The cost is small compared with many medical bills, but adds up if you pay out-of-pocket.

At a news conference Tuesday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted he has smoked crack cocaine. Melissa Block talks to Jamie Strashin of the CBC for the latest.

Millions of people in Afghanistan are facing hunger and starvation amid a prolonged drought and economic crash. A World Food Program spokesperson says a new urban class of hungry people has emerged.

An affordable textbook campaign surveyed more than 5,000 students and showed the cost of textbooks is skyrocketing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.

How will the AIG bonuses affect the government's approach to repairing other crippled financial institutions? For some perspective, Renee Montagne talks with David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

President Biden traveled to a factory supporting offshore wind energy in Massachusetts to announce climate actions, but he did not declare a climate emergency as climate advocates had hoped for.

New evidence shows bempedoic acid works to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks, without the muscle pain that some people suffer when taking statins.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rich Schapiro of NBC News, about the three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger reaching plea deals with prosecutors.

Nearly 3 out of every 5 new single-family homes and condos built in Sarasota and Manatee counties were located within special taxing districts governed by developers in 2023.

Washington, D.C.'s performing arts center was named for President Kennedy after his assassination. But his vision for the arts as a cornerstone of democracy was shared by Eisenhower and Johnson.

There's no question that the Great Recession has meant hard times all around, but from 2007 to 2009, it sent black America into an economic tailspin. NPR's Robert Siegel travels to Atlanta to find out what those numbers mean in the lives of real people.

Today you’ll get some hurricane advice from a weather expert. Plus, get some ways to get out of the house tonight. But first, here’s news you might have missed.

A thunderstorm knocked out a pump at an indoor swimming pool in Florida, causing a "cloud of chlorine gas" that sent five children to a hospital.

Typically, if a public library book isn’t returned, someone would be charged late fees. But now, Pasco County is following a national trend and…

There's increasing concern that the window of opportunity to contain the monkeypox outbreak in the U.S. has closed. Some experts say it's already too late.

Not everyone can evacuate when there is war. A year ago in Kyiv, NPR profiled three elderly residents who stayed behind — unwilling or unable to leave. A year later, we find out how they are doing.

Valentine's Day is a great time for love and romance. But it can also bring up complicated questions about relationships. If you've been texting incessantly, when is the right time for an actual date? And is there such a thing as being too romantic? Host Michel Martin talks to etiquette experts about romance dilemmas.

No one knows for sure what the political effect will be if the minority loses the right to filibuster judicial nominees. A look at what may happen if the Senate's exercises the "nuclear option."

In need of some racially diverse children's Christmas literature? Here's our holiday Code Switch sampler.

Elon Musk brought a sink into Twitter headquarters on Wednesday, in anticipation of owning the social media company by the end of the week.

Dairy farms in Florida have been in steep decline, and recovering from Hurricane Ian is a daunting prospect. But farmers say they must find ways to survive.

Federal officials are attempting to restore public confidence in the banking system after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.

Many GOP leaders insist Donald Trump would not be the party's nominee for president. On Thursday, former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney warned of dire consequences if Trump were elected.

The Dobbs abortion ruling was centered on the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Mississippi. That clinic was forced to close. But owner Diane Derzis is now opening new clinics in other states.