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Kids' high salt consumption is putting them at risk for illnesses linked to high blood pressure. The association between salt and blood pressure was highest in kids who are already overweight, the CDC says.

The US Constitution was signed on this day in 1787, which also happens to be the bloodiest-single day battle in American history, 75 years later, in the…

Large cuts to the budget will take effect in January if Congress doesn't agree on a spending and tax plan. The White House has said it'll work with lawmakers to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff," but experts predict a long budget battle. Host Michel Martin speaks with economics reporter Sudeep Reddy and NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax.

An Egyptian prosecutor said if convicted, the Americans — including the Quran-burning Florida pastor Terry Jones — could face the death penalty.

Women with HIV have a high risk of getting cervical cancer, but the traditional screening method for the disease — a pap smear — isn't available in many poor countries. Now doctors have developed a cheap, simple alternative way to detect cervical cancer, and it's saving lives in Africa and Asia.

A newly-formed political action committee is hoping to influence school board races across the commonwealth, embarking on territory usually dominated by…

The Republican presidential candidate made controversial comments during a May fundraiser.

Paul Aho, Dean of the Paducah School of Art, a division of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, outlines a new program in Jewelry and…

A Harvard researcher says a "new gospel" written on a fragment of papyrus shows some early Christians believed he had a wife.

Obama responded to his rival's controversial comments in an interview with David Letterman.