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Colleges and universities across the country are expected to be hit hard by the Republican tax plan. The House and Senate bills differ in important ways, but both would mean big changes for higher ed.

Supporters of a tax cut for beer brewers say it will boost jobs. Critics say it will reduce tax revenues that offset the costs of excessive drinking, related to health problems and drunken driving.

Hundreds of thousands of people gained health insurance in states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In those states, hospitals were less likely to close.

The US Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case challenging Ohio’s controversial method for maintaining its voter rolls.

Funding shortages and continuing conflicts are forcing the U.N.'s World Food Programme to make tough decisions about who gets rations — and how much they get.

Days after Zainab went missing, police found her body in a trash heap. Now, many Pakistanis are challenging the government inaction they believe led to her death — and the deaths of many like her.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Rita Bourbon, who survived the California mudslides in her home, but sadly found her neighbor's body in her backyard.

Wildfires, hurricanes, flooding — this fall has brought a wave of natural disasters to the U.S. With that comes many days where schools are closed — and those absences add up.

The Republican Senate majority shrinks to one seat after a race tainted by sexual assault allegations. President Trump, who backed Moore, congratulated Jones. Moore has not yet conceded the race.

A national survey finds teen substance abuse at the lowest levels since the early 1990s. But marijuana use hasn't declined, and the number of teenagers who are vaping is rising quickly.