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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is co-sponsoring legislation with Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., to curtail surprise medical bills.

Surprise Medical Bills Are Driving People Into Debt: Will Congress Act To Stop Them?

Lawmakers are discussing several measures to solve the problem of unexpected medical bills, which can wreak havoc on patients' lives. Here's our guide to the current roster of proposed legislation.

Fears about how Russian hackers affected the 2016 election seem to have led a number of Americans to expect a foreign country to affect vote tallies in the midterms. There's no evidence such an attack has ever occurred previously.

NPR/Marist Poll: 1 In 3 Americans Think A Foreign Country Will Change Midterm Votes

There is no evidence Russia, or any other country, has attempted to change vote tallies in an American election. Still, a sizable chunk of the American public thinks it's possible.

Air Force veteran Thom O'Shaughnessy, who opposes the renaming of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, is pictured in this undated photo.

LA's Coliseum, Built As A War Memorial, Is Getting A Corporate Sponsor. Some Veterans Are Protesting

Similar debates have played out elsewhere, as sports stadiums that were originally built as memorials to veterans take on new corporate names.

Here's What College Freshmen Are Reading

Colleges across the U.S. assign books to introduce new ideas to incoming students. This year, colleges selected books on topics that ranged from climate change to race, fiction and non-fiction

Scene from the 2015 live U.K. broadcast version of "The Sound of Music."

GREAT PERFORMANCES: The Sound Of Music

Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand

In this Friday, March 1, 2019 photo, Normita Lim poses for a photograph at her home in Concord, Calif. Lim did not receive back pay from her former employer, Publico, who paid her $2 an hour. Residential senior care homes are treating workers as indentured servants – and profiting handsomely. The profit margins can be huge and, for violators of labor laws, hinge on the widespread exploitation of thousands of caretakers, many of them poor immigrants effectively earning $2 to $3.50 an hour to work around the clock.

Elder Care Homes Rake In Profits As Workers Earn A Pittance

She alights from a black Ferrari convertible, her Christian Louboutin stilettos glinting in the sunlight. The lid of her black lacquer grand piano is propped open in the living room of her plush Beverly Hills home.

Jason Rezaian speaks during the inauguration of the <em>Washington Post</em> headquarters on Jan. 28, 2016.

Journalist Recounts The Absurdity And Torture Of 544 Days In Iran's Evin Prison

After being accused of spying, Jason Rezaian was held in Iran's notorious prison for a year and a half. Throughout it all, he never considered giving up writing and reporting.

Blac Chyna poses with her new face cream, Whitenicious, in a video ad on her Instagram. The ad creates a glamorous image to appeal to a high-end audience for the $250-a-jar product.

Blac Chyna Came To Nigeria To Launch A Skin-Lightening Cream At $250 A Jar

The product comes in a crystal-adorned container. Amid the hoopla, Nigerians weighed in on the subject of skin lightening.

Jason Rezaian speaks during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters on Jan. 28, 2016.

Journalist Recounts The Absurdity And Torture Of 544 Days In Iran's Evin Prison

After being accused of spying, Jason Rezaian was held in Iran's notorious prison for a year and a half. Throughout it all, he never considered giving up writing and reporting.

Kohler Co. is best known for its bathtubs and kitchen fixtures. The company has been turning out solid products and solid jobs near the Sheboygan River in Wisconsin for generations. In 2010, Kohler adopted a two-tiered wage scale, and workers who were hired after that were stuck for years on a much lower track for pay and benefits.

2-Tiered Wages Under Fire: Workers Challenge Unequal Pay For Equal Work

For years after the Great Recession, employers were reluctant to boost wages. Now a tight labor market is giving workers the leverage they need to demand a larger slice of the nation's economic pie.

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