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Today on NPR:San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will be the DNC's first Latino keynoter.In Kentucky:Kentucky's state auditor is among the first-time…

Medical groups, such as the American Medical Association recommend coverage of services for transgender people. Some companies have moved ahead with benefits, but others have held back. One of their big worries is cost.

The confusing process of setting up Kentucky?'s health insurance exchange should get clearer later this month. The Affordable Care Act requires states to…

But most of them said that despite some disappointments, the president deserves four more years to see his policies through.

In the nation's capital, park planners have drawn up an ambitious plan to transform an old bridge into an active recreation space. If realized, the park would offer a physical and symbolic link between two very different communities.

The group managing a former Marshall County hazardous waste site is suing more than 300 companies, municipalities and universities to recoup the cost of…

A southern Illinois judge is temporarily prohibiting Gov. Pat Quinn from closing state correctional facilities. The American Federation of State, County…

Most adults with high blood pressure are being treated these days. But more than half of all Americans with hypertension still haven't got it under control.

At a gathering of black state legislators at the Democratic National Convention, some attendees say the historic nature of 2008 has given way to economic concerns in 2012.

Some people run for charity; some run for their health. And some run to escape the ravenous brain-eating zombies who chase them. The popularity of Run for Your Lives, a "zombie-infested 5K obstacle race," has surprised even its organizers.