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Renee Montagne talks to Lawrence Wright of The New Yorker about his article on the impact of U.S. hostage policy on 5 families whose children where held hostage in Syria by the Islamic State.

Against the backdrop of several fiery derailments, safety advocates are questioning whether new federal rules meant to prevent incidents go far enough. Opponents say the new rules are too costly.

The government spends $500 million a year on Planned Parenthood. Here's where that money goes, where it comes from and how it's used.

Ex-Gov. Jim Gilmore, R-Va., is the 15th Republican to get in the presidential race. He's an Army veteran, speaks German, played the clarinet competitively and loves Pizza Hut and Miller Genuine Draft.

The federal government overpaid for nearly half of the patients of a Medicare Advantage plan, a Medicare audit found. At issue is whether insurers "upcode" diagnoses to reap bigger payments.

The years lost to mental illness around the globe — years of disability, early death — could be far greater than previous estimates.

Jim Scott is living like a kid since retiring from radio last March: Sleeping in. Going on long hikes or rides in his Gator on his farm. Looking for...

17 AUDIO PIECES, ALL INTERVIEWS It's more than a little strange to be introducing a musician whom the classical music world has in one sense known for…

"Will it scale?" is often the first thing we ask about an educational innovation. Two innovators argue that it's the wrong question.

Roughly 133 billion pounds of food go uneaten each year — much of it still edible. So for a half-year, the two filmmakers behindJust Eat It vowed to eat nothing but food entering the waste stream.