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The family of a Mexican teen slain by a U.S. Border Patrol agent is seeking the right to sue in U.S. courts, claiming the shooting violated his constitutional protections.

A new NPR poll shows about a third of working adults have no sick leave, even as more people are living with chronic health problems that require regular care.

The 2012 GOP presidential nominee praises the president-elect after the two dined in New York City. Romney blasted Trump as a "phony" and "fraud" during the campaign.

Playable tests capture learning in action.

Activists with the NAACP staged a sit-in at the senator's office in Mobile, Ala, criticizing his record on voting rights, among other things. Some of the protesters were arrested.

Playable tests capture learning in action.

The PulsePoint app is designed to get help to victims of sudden cardiac arrest in the critical moments before paramedics arrive. Only 8 percent of such patients survive, according to county officials.

For its latest anti-tobacco campaign, the Food and Drug Administration wants to harness hip-hop swagger to reach minority teens — who disproportionately suffer the consequences of smoking.

An apprenticeship program in New York City helps lower-income and minority students break into advanced sciences. For one, the love of the stars was motivation to tackle the tough field of astronomy.

Women with dense breasts are more likely to get cancer and less likely to catch it early on a mammogram. But degree of density matters too, a study finds, as do other factors like family history.