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The Senate will debate a measure that would increase the nation's minimum wage, which currently stands at $5.15. Democrats are pushing for an increase of about $2 per hour while Republicans favor a smaller increase. Many business groups oppose the proposed hike.

Forecasters in the Energy Department do not anticipate a break from sky-high gasoline prices this summer, with prices expected to average $2.28 a gallon between now and September. Beyond the gas pump, shippers and manufacturers are also being affected by high crude oil prices.

Across the country, communities mark the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with candles, silence, church bells and vigils. In New York City, 200 readers, mostly children, recite the names of the 2,792 people who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Hear NPR's Nancy Solomon.

In Florida, evacuees seeking to escape the path of Hurricane Frances fill shelters as the state's evacuation preparations continue. The storm, downgraded to a Category 2, is expected to make landfall on Florida's coast Saturday morning. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Some 900,000 Ohioans live in mobile or trailer homes – manufactured homes, as they’re known. Gov. John Kasich wants to merge the small nine member…

A new report from a group representing 15 health insurers operating in Ohio says managed care is saving Medicaid a lot of money.

In the past year and a half the City of Mason has attracted more than $400,000,000 in new biotechnology investment and 2,400 jobs. How did city leaders...

A 16-year-old asked Wendy's on Twitter how many retweets would get him a year of free chicken nuggets. Wendy's said: 18 million. Carter Wilkerson has now been retweeted more than 2.5 million times.

The governor's race is shaping up to be expensive, according to the campaign finance filings for the last six months of last year. And the money leaders…

Cash-conscious commuters got some welcome news on Wednesday: The Central Ohio Transit Authority will not increase fares in 2018.It may be great news for…