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The U.S. assistant secretary for health, who will speak at Texas Christian University, says physicians need to be more vocal in fighting politically motivated attacks on vulnerable trans youth.

Under a rule that kicked in Jan. 1, hospitals must now make public the prices they negotiate with health insurers. But health policy experts have divergent views on what that will mean for patients.

Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is the biggest drop since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data.

The “Dennis!” yard signs aren’t back out quite yet, but former Rep. Dennis Kucinich has taken a step toward a Cleveland mayoral bid. Kucinich filed paperwork with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections this past week to form the “Reelect Mayor Kucinich” campaign fundraising committee, according to Joe Tegreene, an attorney acting as treasurer for the committee. That’s reelection to the job he held 41 years ago.

The Dublin City Schools Board of Education accepted John Marschhausen's resignation at a special meeting Tuesday night and then appointed Deputy Superintendent Jennifer Schwanke as the district's new Superintendent.

Oliver James is a TikTok star who pledged to read 100 books this year. He has had a lot of difficulty with reading since he was a child and is now teaching himself at age 34.

With a smaller size, screen and price tag, the new iPhone SE looks and feels like the models of yore that actually fit in a pocket.

Alex Murdaugh — the disgraced former lawyer serving a life term for the murders of his wife and son — will get a new trial in South Carolina, the state Supreme Court said on Wednesday.

Many Cleveland-area restaurants have reopened for indoor dining after initially closing due to the pandemic, but the future of all-you-can-eat buffets remains uncertain. For Cleveland resident Mike Grace, the last place he wants to be during the COVID-19 pandemic is a buffet restaurant. “That’s a hard no for the rest of my life," Grace said. "Too many people, too many germs." Many salad bars and lunch buffets, like the popular lunch spot at Heinen’s grocery store in downtown Cleveland, remain closed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with New York Democratic Assemblymember Ron Kim about a legislative push for nursing home reform and the political headwinds from within his own party.