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Two-year-old Robbie Klein of West Roxbury, Mass., has hemophilia, a medical condition that interferes with his blood's ability to clot normally. His parents, both teachers, worry that his condition could make it hard for them to get insurance to cover his expensive medications if the law changes.

Biggest Flash Points In The Graham-Cassidy Health Care Bill

The bill would make big changes to the nation's health care system by rolling back key requirements of Obamacare, including that insurers not charge more to people with pre-existing conditions.

A man pushes his bicycle through a flooded street in Cataño, Puerto Rico, on Friday. Hurricane Maria drenched many spots on the island with about 20 inches of rain.

'Imminent' Dam Failure Threatens Thousands Of People In Puerto Rico

The National Weather Service warned locals to evacuate, but with most communications down, it remained unclear how many would heed the alerts.

Singer Lady Gaga at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8.

Lady Gaga Reveals She Has Fibromyalgia, Postpones European Tour Dates

The singer shared Monday morning that fibromyalgia, a medical disorder that causes chronic pain and often-debilitating fatigue, is causing her to postpone the European leg of her "Joanne" tour.

Deadly Arizona Flash Flood Created '40-Foot Wide Black Wave'

The victims were all from one Phoenix family, who had been celebrating a birthday alongside a popular swimming hole, unaware that summer thunderstorms had just dropped heavy rains upstream.

Slobodan Praljak enters the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday. The hearing was suspended after Praljak drank what he said was poison. He died hours later.

His Sentence Upheld, War Criminal Drinks 'Poison' In Court — And Dies Hours Later

Moments after judges confirmed Slobodan Praljaka's 20-year prison sentence for war crimes, he declared his innocence — then tilted back his head and consumed what he said was poison.

The State Department says the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Washington, D.C., must close under a little-known provision in U.S. law that forbids it from requesting Israelis be prosecuted for crimes against Palestinians.

Palestinians Threaten To Suspend Talks If U.S. Closes PLO Mission

The U.S. says the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., must close because the Palestinians violated U.S. law by calling for Israel to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.

Obama Takes To Twitter To Promote Obamacare Enrollment

The former president, who has been reticent on policy issues, uses his star power to urge people to shop for health insurance as open enrollment opens on the exchanges.

Universal Pre-K, High School Academies In The Works For Lorain

Lorain City Schools CEO David Hardy Jr. will create a universal preschool program and transition Lorain High School to a five academy model starting in the 2018-2019 academic year, all without spending additional district dollars. The announcement came during a monthly town hall meeting Thursday that detailed a number of program changes and shifts in resources as part of The Lorain Promise—Hardy’s academic improvement plan for the failing school system.

State of the Arts: The Opioid Crisis As Seen From the Kitchen Table

An Akron theater company is telling the story of a family that’s been torn apart by addiction and put back together after years of struggle, only to...

ECOT Student Enrollment in Traditional Schools Low After Closure

Supporters of ECOT—the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow—say the online charter school could reopen if the Ohio Supreme Court rules in its favor during a Tuesday hearing, but students have found alternative classrooms in the three weeks since its closure. ECOT closed its doors January 18 after its sponsor said it couldn’t afford to keep the school in operation for the remainder of the year. The decision left some 12,000 students scrambling to find a new school to finish the academic year.

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