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Voters enter the Hamilton County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Cincinnati.

The Crucial Issues And Races Every Voter In The Tri-State Has To Decide Tuesday

It really doesn't matter where you live in southwest Ohio or northern Kentucky or in southeastern Indiana. If you are a registered voter, you have...

Election Analysis: What Were American Voters Trying To Tell Us?

Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic consultant Robby Mook and conservative commentator Scott Jennings about the biggest takeaways from Tuesday's election for each party.

Consequences Of The Escalating U.S.-China Trade War

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ohio soybean farmer Chris Gibbs and David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

One health insurance startup charges patients extra for procedures not covered by their basic health plan. The out-of-pocket cost for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy might range from $900 to $3,000 extra, while a lumbar spine fusion could range from $5,000 to $10,000.

Some 'Cheaper' Health Plans Have Surprising Costs

Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren't necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

Traditional Irish Recipes To Try This St. Patrick's Day

Irish cuisine has more to offer than just corned beef and cabbage. Award-winning Irish Chef and food writer Darina Allen shared a few of her favorite recipes.

Marketing payments to doctors by makers of opioids have declined.

Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors

ProPublica found that drugmakers spent less to market opioids to doctors in 2016 than in prior years. Studies have shown that payments to doctors are linked to more prescriptions for the drugs.

Failing To Attract Major Supermarkets, Franklinton Debuts Nonprofit Grocery

One afternoon, Johnetta Thomas is visiting Lower Lights Christian Health Center for check-up. She lives five houses down from the nonprofit in Columbus’…

Women ride a carousel at the Swat Wonderland Amusement Park. It opened two summers ago. Residents say the park is evidence that life is returning back to normal, nearly a decade after the Pakistani army pushed out the Taliban from the Swat Valley.

Once Ruled By Taliban, Residents Of Pakistan's Swat Valley Say Army Should Leave

Nearly a decade after the Pakistani army pushed out the Taliban from a scenic mountain region known as the "Switzerland of Pakistan," residents say the military has overstayed its welcome.

People who earn up to 400 percent of the poverty level (about $48,500 for an individual and $100,400 for a family of four in 2019) are eligible for subsidies of the cost of their marketplace health plans. But many of the 5 million who aren't eligible feel crushed by rising costs.

Health Costs Bear Down On Families Who Don't Qualify For ACA Subsidies

Rising costs have driven millions who don't get a subsidy for their Affordable Care Act health plan to drop the coverage or turn to cheaper, less comprehensive — and sometimes inadequate — insurance.

Supporters of Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro attend a rally at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro last week.

With Memories Of Dictatorship, Some Brazilians Fear A Hard-Right Turn

Onetime targets of Brazil's dictatorship are worried that a candidate who openly admires the past military regime is expected to win Sunday's presidential election.

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