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Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin has vowed to do away with Kynect, the successful state-run insurance exchange.

What Happens If Kentucky Dismantles Its Health Insurance Exchange?

Supporters of Kentucky's insurance exchange have asked the governor-elect to reconsider a pledge he made to shutter it and shift people to the federally run HealthCare.gov.

Mathias "Dale" Dekker (right) piloted his boat to rescue John Parker when the Red Cedar River flooded near Michigan State University in East Lansing on Wednesday.

Widespread Flooding Brings Misery To Midwest

Officials attributed at least two deaths to the flooding, which has reached historic levels in some areas.

In this historical image, a doctor reviews an X-ray of a patient with black lung disease. Federal researchers say they've now identified the largest cluster ever recorded of the most advanced stage of the disease.

Black Lung Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners' Disease

The cluster, found in central Appalachia and first reported by NPR, indicates that a disease once thought to be on the decline is still a common killer among coal miners.

In Massachusetts last July, several Franklin County Jail inmates, seated, were watched by a nurse (left) and a corrections officer after receiving their daily doses of buprenorphine, a drug that helps control opioid cravings. By some estimates, at least half to two thirds of today's U.S. jail population has a substance use or dependence problem.

County Jails Struggle With A New Role As America's Prime Centers For Opioid Detox

The National Sheriffs' Association has published a detailed guide to jail-based medication-assisted treatment. States hardest hit by opioids are moving fastest to get inmates the help needed to quit.

Congressional candidates MJ Hegar (right) and Gina Ortiz Jones speak at the LBJ Presidential Library in June. Both are military veterans seeking their first political office.

Dozens Of Veterans Are Running For Congress. But Does Military Service Prepare Them For Politics?

Veterans now make up less than 20 percent of Congress, compared with about 75 percent in the 1960s. Some high-profile candidates are trying to reverse that trend.

The National Rifle Association, which held its annual meeting in Dallas in May, has filed a lawsuit against New York state officials claiming they are pressuring financial institutions to stop doing business with the organization.

NRA Says It Faces A Financial Crisis In Lawsuit Against New York State Officials

The National Rifle Association says insurance companies are backing away from the organization, threatening its ability to operate.

Unionized Or Not, Teachers Struggle To Make Ends Meet, NPR/Ipsos Poll Finds

Six in ten teachers in our poll say they have worked a second job to pay the bills.

Sheralin Greene, 57, mined coal for 20 years. She now suffers paralyzing coughing fits from black lung and receives payments and medical care from the federal trust fund.

Coal Miners' Fund Set For Deep Cuts As Black Lung Epidemic Grows

A federal trust fund for coal miners with the deadly disease black lung could run up a $15 billion deficit, if a planned funding cut happens at the end of the year.

The life of musician Larry Norman, pictured left, is chronicled in <em>Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?: Larry Norman and the Perils of Christian Rock</em>

The 'Father Of Christian Rock' Larry Norman's Battles With Evangelicalism

Gregory Alan Thornbury's new book Why Should the Devil Have ALl the Good Music? chronicles the life of the father of the Christian rock genre.

Snow falls outside the White House during a spring storm on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The nor'easter impacted much of the East Coast, canceling flights, schools and work for many residents.

March A Fairweather Friend As Serious Storms Hit East And West Coasts

A rough start to spring for residents on both sides of the country. Southern Californians braced for rain and potential mudslides while residents of the Northeast dealt with heavy snow Wednesday.

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