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California lawmakers on Monday sent the governor a contentious bill that would impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country after a series of emotionally charged debates.

Many companies are expected to expand coverage to same-sex spouses if they already offer benefits to opposite-sex spouses. But the recent Supreme Court decision doesn't require them to do so.

Lawyers for three death row inmates argued the sedative does not reliably induce a coma-like sleep, violating the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The state disagreed.

The San Diego City Council unanimously approved the changes Monday to bring San Diego closer to the state-mandated 16 percent cut in water use.

We got lots of feedback on our grad rates project. Here are some of the top suggestions.

Journalist Rinker Buck had a crazy idea — and a brother with a knack for driving mules. His new memoir recounts what happened when the two very different men set off in a covered wagon.

This weekend, the NPR Books Time Machine rewinds Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence. Critic Amal El-Mohtar was drawn in by great cover art and discovered a sharp, smart, unusual urban fantasy series.

Opponents of a California bill that would ban personal belief exemptions for childhood vaccinations say they’re not going away.

Elected officials, others react to the Supreme Court's ruling that extends same-sex marriage nationwide.

Protecting the environment may reduce many diseases, such as Lyme and West Nile, a study finds. The tantalizing idea suggests that conservation and human health may be more connected than we thought.