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Copa America Centenario, the oldest continental soccer tournament in the world, played for the first time in the U.S. Friday. Sports writer Alicia DelGallo talks about the significance of the games.

Injuries in the meat industry are likely to be underreported, a new GAO report finds. Workers may be sent back to the line without seeing a doctor, or may not report out of fear of losing their jobs.

Psychologists say anxiety over climate change is making some people feel overwhelmed. To talk through their worries, a group in Utah is meeting weekly and the idea has drawn interest in other states.

Baseball star Albert Pujols and soccer star Christiano Ronaldo recently reached sports' milestones. Commentator Kevin Blackistone ponders what is harder to do: hit a home run, or score a goal?

Cancer treatment is increasingly expensive, even for patients who have insurance. Some doctors advocate discussing the costs of cancer treatment as they would hair loss, pain or other side effects.

Economic forces are squeezing the city of Lakewood, just outside Cleveland, forcing the closure of one hospital even as another is built in a more affluent suburb.

In polluted Pittsburgh, a new device from a local university helps residents assess indoor air. It's not the only monitor on the market — but is the only one available to borrow from a public library.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with retired Adm. David Simpson, former chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau about how states coordinate with the federal government for emergency alerts system.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week said it will reconsider proposed rules for payday lenders that were scheduled to take effect Wednesday. The CFPB drew them up under previous director Richard Cordray, who left the job to seek the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor. President Trump appointed budget director Mick Mulvaney to lead the bureau. Cordray acknowledged in a December interview that it was possible that the CFPB could roll back the rules under Trump.

Contrary to what you might see on TV, homicide, assault and rapes have decreased in big cities since the 1970s. Patrick Sharkey attributes the change, in part, to something that happened in the '90s.