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Commentator Andrei Codrescu thinks that human rights have disappeared from the political radar screen. He says they are now no longer in vogue, and that politicians are caving to the wishes of countries like China.

The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants when it crashed into a support for a pedestrian bridge in the Mexican state of Chiapas.

Illinois Department of Insurance officials are quickly working to enroll residents through the health care marketplace in about half the amount of time as…

A story about a heroic air-traffic controller prompts a listener to share a long-held wish — and a family gets a chance to thank the controller who saved the life of many people by averting a midair disaster three decades ago.

Natalie Moore is WBEZ's South Side Reporter where she covers segregation and inequality.

American author Thomas Pierce shares how the coronavirus crisis has affected his writing and what he has been reading during the pandemic.

Several states are scrambling to decide what information about quality would be useful to the millions of people and small businesses expected to shop for insurance coverage in new marketplaces beginning in October.

Brokers and consultants have told large employers they could save money by shifting workers with expensive health conditions into insurance marketplace exchanges. Now that has been deemed illegal.

The premiums on benchmark plans are increasing by an average of 22 percent in 2017, the government says, but more than 70 percent of people can get one for less than $75 a month after subsidies.

Consumers can sign up for health insurance through the online marketplaces anytime from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15. But waiting can trigger medical bills and the health law's penalties.