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Rising health care costs are fueling anxiety among older Americans covered by Medicare. They’re right to be concerned.

Vance, who has become a darling to the Silicon Valley elite, made inroads in tech and venture capital circles during a stint in San Francisco. Now, Vance is tapping that network to supercharge the Trump re-election bid.

Gas prices are finally dropping a bit after topping $5 per gallon, but the president says he's still considering suspending the federal gas tax, which could save Americans up to 18.4 cents per gallon.

The Florida chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics cites an increase in cases of emergency care among children since medical marijuana was approved in the state in 2016.

An estimated $600 billion in taxes will go uncollected this year because the IRS doesn't have the people and technology it needs to enforce the existing tax law.

Most U.S. states have a sales tax on menstrual products. But some states have repealed the tax on the grounds that it's unfair to women. But the repeals come at a cost to consumers and state revenues.

A year ago, President Obama defended using drones to target terrorism suspects overseas and offered a rationale for reining in the program. Where do things stand on efforts to impose constraints?

A study released Monday by America's Health Insurance Plans suggests the Senate's plan for a health care overhaul will raise premiums considerably in the future. AHIP President Karen Ignagni says the industry backs health care overhaul, but believes costs must be contained.

More than 5.2 million aboveground swimming pools sold across the U.S. and Canada over the last two decades are being recalled after nine drowning deaths were reported.

NPR's Noel King talks to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about the compromise deal reached at the U.N. climate summit that gave a last-minute reprieve to coal-burning economies.

People along the Texas coast are preparing for the landfall of Beryl. Forecasters say it will likely be a hurricane when it hits.

Economists believe the US job market remained tight in August, with unemployment hovering around 3.5 percent. NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the latest.

Former President Trump's criminal trial keeps him in New York City much of the week. This means campaign stops at a Harlem Bodega, and a rally in the Bronx.

Wisconsin voters took in the barbs, slams and jabs at a GOP debate watch party in downtown Milwaukee Wednesday night. But they were left with major policy questions.

The latest witness to testify in Sean Combs' federal criminal trial was a former employee of the hip-hop executive. She's the second witness to accuse Combs of physical and sexual assault.

Aklasan, which means "Rise Up" in Tagalog, celebrated the return of the only Filipino punk festival in the U.S. after a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus.

Lauren Handy was separately indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group that blocked access to a Washington, D.C., reproductive health center.

During World War II, even successful generals could be fired. But after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, no one was fired. A new book from Thomas Ricks examines the changes in our military over the past 60 years.

Occidental Petroleum is investing in billion-dollar projects to suck carbon dioxide out of the sky. The effort is raising hopes — and eyebrows.

Volunteer scientist spend their time tracking living things in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It's all part of an important science project.

Experts have long warned of the potential devastation that a slow-moving and powerful hurricane such as Katrina could wage on the historic city of New Orleans. Host Jacki Lyden and Debbie Elliott speak with Joe Suhayda, an oceanographer in Baton Rouge who has been using computer models to predict what damage a hurricane of this magnitude might inflict on New Orleans.

Despite laws that say mental health care should be paid for on a par with other medical care, health insurance stopped covering the care a suicidal teen needed before she was stable.

NPR takes a look at Maxwell Alejandro Frost, the first Gen Z member elected to Congress.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Daniel Byman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about what Israeli retaliation to an Iranian missile attack could look like.

The new budget will likely lower the cost of expensive prescription drugs for Medicare patients. Elisabeth Rosenthal of Kaiser Health News talks with NPR's Scott Simon.