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For most families, a house is likely the largest single investment they'll make in a lifetime. But the cost of a college education is gaining rapidly.…

The House of Representatives has approved a bill that would increase National Institutes of Health funding and ease rules for the approval of new drugs. But the Senate may not go along.

It's a long road to November 2016, but there are already some bends in that road. NPR's Scott Simon talks to NPR's Ron Elving about where each of the candidates stands now.

Nominees include globally-minded films set in places like Liberia and Pakistan. But a new study of nominated documentary directors does confirm: #OscarsSoWhite

From insurance fees and property damages, to a productivity pause on businesses, weather affects the U.S. business sector in many ways.

One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack.

The Cleveland Guardians open the season Thursday in Kansas City with veteran Terry Francona managing one of the youngest teams in the major leagues.

The White House Conference on Aging is meeting in Washington this week. But President Bush is skipping the conference -- the first president not to address delegates in the event's 50-year history. Instead, he took his message on Medicare to a select, private group of senior citizens.

Clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in northern Gaza leave one Israeli soldier and more than 20 Palestinians dead. Israel invaded Gaza with the stated goal of freeing a captive soldier and protecting its territory from Palestinian rockets.

Construction of the water park, Gameday Bay, has been in limbo for more than a year due to funding challenges. The Hall of Fame Village recently secured a loan from an Atlanta-based real estate and hotel management company for the project.