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Last week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine proposed changes to the state’s Medicaid program — the first major overhaul in 15 years. The changes, which will have to be approved by the federal government, will help improve health outcomes of Ohioans covered by the program, DeWine said, specifically children and those who need specialized care. Medicaid covers low-income residents, long-term care in nursing homes, pregnant women, and children. It is managed differently by each state.

The Glass Fire in Northern California has forced thousands of people from their homes. Among them, residents of Santa Rosa's first government-funded homeless camp, who are now displaced again.

As the election approaches, volunteers across the country are being trained on how to work the polls. But there may still be poll worker shortages in some of the areas that could decide the election.

A new Netflix docuseries follows a group of students who attend Gallaudet University, a private college for the deaf and hard of hearing.

School children of all ages share their thoughts on remote learning ahead of the new school year. Most have mixed feelings about more remote learning.

The environmental activist and consumer advocate takes a brutally honest look at how mismanagement, chemical spills, mishandling of toxic waste, and even fake studies have damaged U.S. water systems.

Democrats say they want to remember history, but not honor Confederates. Their bill also calls for removing a bust of Justice Taney, author of a landmark case barring citizenship for an enslaved man.

Updated: 9:50 a.m., Friday, July 31, 2020 A federal grand jury Thursday indicted Larry Householder, and his statehouse colleagues voted to remove him as Speaker of the Ohio House. At the heart of the corruption case against Householder is a so-called “dark money” group called Generation Now.

NPR's Noel King speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Dion Nissenbaum about the explosion in Beirut that killed more than 100 people and injured thousands others, including Nissenbaum's daughter.

In Louisville, racial justice protests have continued for months since police shot and killed Breonna Taylor inside her home during an overnight police raid. Protesters want the officers charged.