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Are You As Freaked Out About Life After College As I Am?

As graduation looms, a college student has a lot of questions. A new book offers some answers on what comes next.

Are You As Freaked Out About Life After College As I Am?

As graduation looms, a college student has a lot of questions. A new book offers some answers on what comes next.

Carli Lloyd (left) and Megan Rapinoe are two of the five star players who filed a wage complaint against U.S. Soccer. The players say that the whole team supports their case, which accuses the national federation of paying male players far more money.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Members File Federal Equal-Pay Complaint

"I think that we've proven our worth over the years," Carli Lloyd says of the team that's been ranked No. 1 in the world since last July.

When Erika Stallings was 22, she found out that she might have a genetic mutation that greatly increased her risk of cancer.

More People Seek Genetic Testing, But There Aren't Enough Counselors

After Angelina Jolie disclosed her genetic predisposition for breast cancer, demand for genetic tests went up. Counselors help interpret those tests, and demand for their services has increased, too.

There are plenty of picnic spots in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, and many have tables and grills.

Picnicking for the Nation's Birthday and the National Park Service Centennial

It’s time to grab a blanket, load the cooler and pack the basket. It’s traditional to have a picnic on the nation’s birthday. But as WKSU’s Vivian...

The college financial aid system is both meager and unwieldy, says author Sara Goldrick-Rab. "Our first really big takeaway was that if the goal is to get people money, financial aid doesn't do a great job. There's 50 steps between you and the money you need."

How College Aid Is Like A Bad Coupon

Sociologist Sara Goldrick-Rab's new book, Paying The Price, makes a fresh argument for free college.

Wilmington, Five Years After DHL

Wilmington, Ohio was devastated in 2008, when German shipping company DHL announced it was closing its U.S. hub in the tiny southwest Ohio town. Within…

Dr. Jessie Gaeta, chief medical officer of Health Care for the Homeless at Boston Medical Center, stands in a conference room that will soon be converted to a place where patients high on heroin or other drugs can be safely monitored.

Boston's Heroin Users Will Soon Get A Safer Place To Be High

Set to open within a few weeks, the room will not be a place to inject drugs or get high, say health providers. Instead, a nurse will monitor heroin users as they come down from the drug's effects.

Researchers say 70% of nursing homes are for-profit, and low staffing is common.

For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny

For-profit nursing homes say the coronavirus has left them almost broke and needing financial help from the government. But critics say their business model is the problem.

Health care activists rallied in front of the U.S. Capitol on March 22, 2017, to protest Republican efforts that would have dismantled the Affordable Care Act and capped federal payments for Medicaid patients. The Republican congressional bills, part of the party's "repeal and replace" push in 2017, were eventually defeated.

Medicaid's Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage.

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