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Almost twice as many people as expected have signed up for Medicaid, and it has saved Montana $3 million so far, according to a progress report. But the program still has critics.

Miriam Moskowitz was convicted of conspiracy during the Red Scare. Now the 98-year-old wants to clear her name — and warn others of what happens when fear fuels persecution.

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

"It was perilous to be a black gay boy in America," Jones says of the fear and isolation he experienced growing up in Texas in the 1990s. His new memoir is How We Fight for Our Lives.

NASA is trying to prevent an auction house from selling an unusual mixture of space memorabilia.

President Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents.

Under the Affordable Care Act, most members of Congress and staff who want to buy health insurance must buy it on the exchange. That requirement is not affected by bills aimed at replacing the ACA.

A growing list of companies is offering to cover travel expenses for abortion care, if an employee lives in a state with restrictive laws. Yet corporate America still has its own issues to address.

In addition to the insurance bill passed by the state legislature during its special session, DeSantis also signed a bill to provide property tax rebates to people whose homes were left uninhabitable by Ian.

The goal is to rein in drug price increases while increasing the chance that patients will get the medication that works best for them. It's an idea that's getting increasing private-sector traction.

Dan Kaufman, author of The Fall of Wisconsin, says the state's experienced a conservative transformation in recent years — despite a tradition of progressive politics dating back to the 19th century.

The stories focus on mixed native Hawaiian and Japanese women and explores their often hidden lives and desires.

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to actor, comedian, director, writer, and all-around funny guy Mel Brooks, the man behind Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs. He has a new DVD set out that covers his career from the 1950s to today.

The refrain — "Glory, glory, hallelujah" — shows up at labor protests, conservative rallies, church services and football games. It turns out the song, originally a war march, is flexible by design.

Insurance companies often are blamed for rising health costs, but hospitals also play a role. One California health care chain has so much clout that it dictates what insurance companies pay for its services.

The week of Thanksgiving, NPR Music producer Stephen Thompson completed a daunting task: He listened to nothing but new holiday CDs for an entire 18-hour drive. The trip yielded prizes and punishments, and even a minor Christmas miracle.

School board elections in Florida are nonpartisan, but this November, voters will get to decide if they want to change that.

President Trump wants to expand grazing and reduce regulations to grow the American cattle herd. But his plan to import Argentinian beef to lower prices is causing a backlash across the heartland.

The Daytona 500 posted its strongest TV ratings since 2008, thanks to a buildup of attention drawn by Danica Patrick's history-making pole position and a horrendous crash during a race at the track Saturday. The biggest gains in viewership seem to have come in big cities.

Dozens of families are uncertain where they will sleep tonight after fire marshal shutters Imperial Swan Hotel & Suites in Lakeland.

NPR's Scott Simon asks immigrant rights advocate Vicki Gaubeca of the Southern Border Communities Coalition about the treatment of migrants at the southern border.

U.S. inventor Douglas Engelbart was one of the visionaries of the computer age. Besides inventing the computer mouse, his insight laid the groundwork for the interactive technology we now take for granted. Engelbart was 88.

Weinstein's legal trouble is far from over. In London, he faces criminal charges of indecent assault of a woman in 1996.

Bly Lauritano-Werner is a high school student with an online journal. Her mother reads the journal -- but Bly thinks she shouldn't. Bly works with Blunt Radio in Maine. This piece came to us from Youth Radio.

NPR talks to pop superstar Ed Sheeran about his new album, "Play."