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Lapse In Federal Funding Puts Child's Insurance Program At Risk

Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children’s Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30. Before the deadline, lawmakers...

Miners on stage for a rehearsal of <em>Girls of the Golden West</em>, the new opera by John Adams and Peter Sellars, which premiered at the San Francisco Opera Nov. 21.

Panning For Gold And Self-Awareness In John Adams' New Opera

Set in the California mining camps of the 1850s, Girls of the Golden West, sifts through themes that still weigh heavy today.

Proposed changes to the tax law could eliminate the deduction for medical expenses. Those who use it generally have very high medical expenses, often for a disabled child, a serious chronic illness or expensive long-term care not covered by health insurance.

5 Ways Congressional Tax Legislation Would Transform Health Care

Even though congressional Republicans formally set aside their Obamacare repeal-and-replace efforts this summer, there are big policy changes that could become law under pending tax proposals.

Alejandra Borunda, sits with her two children, Natalia, 11, and Raul, 8, holding the family dog at their home in Aurora, Colo. Borunda's children are among those who would lose out if the CHIP program isn't funded.

States Sound Warning That Kids' Health Insurance Is At Risk

Funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program expired in September. Millions of children could lose coverage, unless Congress acts soon to restore the money to keep the program running.

Scenes from nominated videos (clockwise from upper left): The video "Make No Assumptions" tries to figure out the best image to solicit donations; Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne asks viewers to help the suffering in Yemen; singer Ed Sheeran befriends a Liberian homeless kid; a child in a conflict zone imagines an adventure with Batman.

VIDEO: Vote For The Best And Worst Charity Ads Of 2017

December 4 is the last day to vote in the annual competition. Take a look at the nominees — which include ads featuring Tom Hardy, Ed Sheeran and Eddie Redmayne.

UNICEF Report: 300 Million Cases Of Violence Against Children Ages 2 To 4

A new report takes account of the harm inflicted on children, starting in infancy and going up through adolescence (a teenager is murdered every 7 minutes).

Lou Reed performs in New York City in 2004. "I wanted to write a book that took Lou ... seriously," says biographer Anthony DeCurtis.

Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'

"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis says. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game." DeCurtis' new book is Lou Reed: A Life.

Slot machines inside Hollywood Casino in Columbus.

Five Years After Hollywood Casino's Opening, Much Of West Side Yet To Cash In

One Monday morning, the slot machines at the Hollywood Casino have already attracted a few gamblers to try their luck. Todd Gillis, 48, is one of them.…

In Iraq, masgouf is part of the national cuisine, but it's getting harder to find as the country still reels from war, sanctions, water quality and economic problems.

The Slow Destruction Of Much-Loved Masgouf, An Iraqi National Dish

The lack of clean water, sanctions and ISIS have all contributed to depleting the supply of fish that is salted, fire-roasted and shared by Iraqis of all sects and political persuasions.

In 'POST-', Avowed Pessimist Jeff Rosenstock Surrenders To Creative Optimism

Critic Ken Tucker says he former ska/punk musician's new record is filled with "angry confusion," but Rosenstock also reveals himself as a singer-songwriter with a gift for delicate melodies.

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