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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid seen wearing sunglasses to protect an injured eye.

With Reid Out, Republicans See An Opportunity

Democrats argue the top Senate leader's retirement might be a good thing. But it's going to set off a scramble to replace him in one of the most hotly contested races in 2016.

Saira Blair arrives to campaign at the Eastern Panhandle Business Association luncheon at The Purple Iris Restaurant in Martinsburg, Va., on Sept. 12, 2014.

A Win In West Virginia Makes Saira Blair State's Youngest Lawmaker

The fiscally conservative 18-year-old won by a landslide and will represent West Virginia's 59th District.

Girls plays basketball at a school for some 2,000 Syrian refugees in Reyhanli, in southern Turkey. The schools, which depends on private donations, is struggling to remain open. The students attend in five separate shifts throughout the day.

A Syrian Refugee School: Nearly 2,000 Students, 5 Shifts, 3 Languages

Many Syrian refugee children haven't been to school in years. NPR's Deborah Amos visits one school in southern Turkey that serves as a refuge for those lucky enough to attend.

Cigna's letter to Julie Rovner saying she had no proof of past coverage, so limitations based on pre-existing conditions could apply. (Highlights added.)

Are Pre-Existing Condition Bans For Health Insurance Still With Us?

Contradictory letters from an insurer spur a health reporter to explore why the implementation of this key health law protection turns out to be more complicated than she thought.

District Judge Richard W. Roberts in 2008.

Federal Judge Retires As 'Bad Lapse In Judgment' With 16-Year-Old Surfaces

The chief judge of the federal district court in Washington retired under a disability statute, the same day a Utah woman sued him over sexual relations they had in 1981, when she was 16.

Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks to a crowd at a restaurant in New Hampshire in May. He's considering a run for president in 2016.

Q&A: Ohio Gov. John Kasich. He Does It His Way

No Republican has won the White House without winning Ohio. That's one reason Ohio Gov. John Kasich is the latest GOP candidate to give serious consideration to a White House bid.

Dr. Christian Macedonia led the military's Gray Team of doctors and scientists charged with finding the "ground truth" about traumatic brain injuries. Now, he's a maternal and fetal health specialist at Lancaster General Health's Women and Babies Hospital in Lancaster, Pa.

An Army Buddy's Call For Help Sends A Scientist On A Brain Injury Quest

Harvard researcher Kit Parker built his academic career studying the heart. But Parker, also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, switched his focus to figuring out how IED blasts damage the brain.

Nicholas Thompson watches his second shot to the green on the par five 14th hole on the north course at Torrey Pines during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament, Feb. 5, 2015.

Thompson Leads Entering Second Round Of Farmers Insurance Open

Nicholas Thompson fired an eight-under-par 64 on the North Course, with an eagle on the first hole, seven birdies and a bogey on the 11th.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy unveiled his budget to the legislature last February, but the year's expenditures were greater than income. Connecticut's leaders voted to cut hospital funding to help close the gap.

Connecticut Governor Targets Hospital Funds To Close Budget Gap

When Gov. Dannel Malloy pushed to tax hospitals in 2012, he said the money would come back to the institutions through state funding. Now he's reneging, and the hospitals are threatening a lawsuit.

It's the time of year when seniors make choices about Medicare coverage that can affect how much they'll pay for medicines.

The Right Medicare Drug Plan Can Help Control Price Shocks

Drug plans offered by private insurers under Medicare change from year to year. It pays to check around for the best deal during open enrollment season.

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