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Ronald Davis cares for his 31-year-old son, Whitney Dafoe. Dafoe is seriously ill with ME/CFS. His father, a Stanford University professor, is organizing a study of the disorder.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Gains Funding, And Controversy

The National Institutes of Health has promised to put more money into research on an illness that many people feel has been dissed by the medical establishment.

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left), and Palestinian leader leader Yasser Arafat reach an interim agreement as President Clinton looks on at the White house on Sept. 28, 1995. Rabin was killed by an extremist Jew five weeks later.

20 Years Later, The Question Lingers: What If Yitzhak Rabin Had Lived?

Rabin was killed by a Jewish extremist on Nov. 4, 1995. NPR's Robert Siegel asks how Israeli-Palestinian conflict might have played out differently if he had survived.

"Smoking, you stink," reads a cigarette package in Spanish that was used in an anti-smoking campaign in Uruguay.

Scaring People Can Make Them Healthier, But It Can Backfire, Too

Fear campaigns can motivate people to quit smoking or eat less. But fear mongering can go too far. When is scaring for health's sake acceptable, and when is it distasteful?

Turmeric, on left, was used to make the yellow in the cupcakes on the right.

Move Over, Yellow 6. More Natural Colors From Plants Are Coming

From purple carrots and cabbage to grapes, the food industry is finding new ways to derive natural colors from plants. It's happening just as consumers are pushing Big Food to ditch artificial colors.

Amid E. Coli Outbreak, Chipotle Closes 43 Restaurants In Washington, Oregon

Authorities are investigating 20 cases of E. coli. Some of those people at Chipotles in those states. This is third outbreak of food contamination for restaurant chain since August.

A Blue Moon truck drives on a San Diego street in this undated photo.

San Diego Beer Drinker's Legal Battle Against Blue Moon Rages On

Evan Parent, a home brewer and self-described "craft beer lover," is continuing to pursue his lawsuit against macrobrewer MillerCoors after a tentative ruling this week.

After struggling at the GOP presidential debate, Jeb Bush took his case straight to New Hampshire, where he addressed a crowd outside Geno's Chowder and Sandwich Shop in Portsmouth, N.H.

Under Pressure After Debate, Bush Insists He's Not Dead Yet

Jeb Bush's debate performance raised more questions than answers about his candidacy. Bush still has some advantages, notably money, but he needs to start showing some strength in New Hampshire.

Despite slower growth, consumers like these, at a Wal-Mart in Arkansas, continued spending.

U.S. Economy Slowed Considerably In 3rd Quarter

Growth came in at a 1.5 percent annual rate, a sharp slowdown from the 3.9 percent gain in the previous quarter. Companies cut back on the amount of goods on shelves, but consumers continued to spend.

A Cautionary Tale For Aspiring 1-Percenters In 'Young Money'

Writer Kevin Roose followed eight new bankers through their first years on Wall Street. Reviewer Drew Toal says the book has a "solid sense of finance's corrosive day-to-day effects."

Test Scores Are Falling, Is The Sky?

The Nation's Report Card came out today, and the news is not good, especially on the math front.

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