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On Monday, Neil Gorsuch was sworn in as the ninth justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, finally filling the vacant seat left by the death of Antonin Scalia over a year ago. NPR looks ahead at his first term.

Student debt has tripled, a shake-up in loan repayment, and states unveil new education plans.

Freedom's just another word for ... a full-ride scholarship, with strings attached. New York's vast new scholarship program has brought praise, and some nitpicking.

A quarter of doctors practicing in the U.S. went to medical school elsewhere. Many of these physicians practice in parts of this country that the government says need more primary care providers.

Most women with breast cancer say they want testing to know if they carry BRCA gene mutations that increase cancer risk, but only around half of women at high risk actually get tested.

A federal law enacted shortly after the end of World War II provided grants and loans to fund hospital construction that have left a lasting legacy.

Early voting numbers are coming in from the last few weeks, and from the first weekend of early in person voting. And the numbers could prove to be...

In key states like Colorado, Nevada and Florida, a majority are expected to cast their ballots before Nov. 8. Analysts can detect demographic trends by looking at the early voting stats.

Voters in CA, NE, and OK will face ballot measures on capital punishment in November. California has two competing propositions: one would end the death penalty and another would speed up executions.

For decades, global trade has been transforming the world's economy. But the days of explosive trade growth may be at an end. Analysts say fewer new trade agreements may be a factor in the slowdown.