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California hospitals say a move toward performance-based reimbursement under the Affordable Care Act is forcing them to make some hard decisions.

This problem exists nationwide, but in the nation's capital, there are more requirements and restrictions. For example, D.C. limits the maximum resale price and makes homeowners wait before they sell.

Americans are using less gasoline, and that affects how much money is available for constructing and repairing highways. Some states are levying taxes and fees on hybrids and electric cars to make up for lost revenue.

People who live in Tonawanda, N.Y., also live near a company whose ovens heat coal into material for the iron and steel industries, releasing toxic chemicals into the air.

Among those affected by the chaos of the government shutdown are 9 million low-income women and children who may be worrying where next week's meal is going to come from.

California's severe drought has left rivers so dry that young salmon can't make their usual spawning trip to the ocean. To save the fish and the industry, the state is giving millions of fish a lift.

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the U.S. fleet of Boeing 787 planes to be grounded, citing an incident in Japan earlier today in which one of the jet's batteries emitted smoke. The Japanese report came a week after a similar incident occurred in Boston.

At a White House briefing, the president says of the ACA, "this thing is working" and urged Republicans to stop trying to repeal the law.

California workers have joined other workers in cities across the country in calling for an increase in the federal minimum wage.

We highlight a 160-mile cycling race, reminiscences of an interview with the Oklahoma City bomber, the Finnish prison system, the nuclear deal with Iran, and the meaning of calling someone "trash."