The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's ...

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The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A ...

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The national debt reached $40 trillion this week. It's an eye-popping figure -- one that has grown as the influence of debt and deficit hawks has receded in Congress.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Peter Armstrong, senior business correspondent at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, about the collapse in US-Canada trade talks.

RJ Hawkins caught a photo of the first sighted otter in the Bronx River since the early 1900s. He talks to NPR's Scott Simon how he did it and why it's important.

The Trump Administration has released a two-year operating plan for the Colorado River. Arizona, California and Nevada are expected to cut their water use from the river.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with international studies professor Andrew Gawthorpe about President Trump's pattern of shifting between military and economic action against Iran.

There's a new contest at the Tennessee State Fare this year: Timber calling.

Robots that resemble human beings – known as humanoids – are on the rise. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Naomi Fitter from Oregon State University about what's driving the advances in the technology.