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Author Discusses Her 'Post-Holocaust Memoir'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with writer Esther Safran Foer about her new book I Want You To Know We're Still Here: a Post-Holocaust Memoir.

Unless the rules change soon, Stephanie Salazar-Rodriguez of Denver expects to spend more than $10,000 on health insurance premiums this year. That's after losing her job last month — which meant losing her employer's contribution to her health plan.

Pandemic Aid Package Includes Some Relief From High Health Plan Premiums

If passed, Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol on Friday.

The Trump Impeachment Saga Is About To Heat Back Up

Last month, the House of Representatives voted for only the third time in history to impeach the president. Then something else unusual happened amid the holidays. Nothing.

What Our Civil War Meant To The World

There are entire libraries of books written about the American Civil War. But Pulitzer Prize winning historian Steven Hahn ranges far afield in time and…

A soldier carries a casket containing possible remains of a U.S. soldier who was killed in the Korean War during a ceremony at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Friday.

Opinion: The U.S. And North Korea Have Made Progress. Here's How They Can Keep It Up

North Korea's moves to return U.S. remains and dismantle sites are not meaningless. Now, the U.S. should take the denuclearization bull by the horns, writes a veteran U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang.

Death Toll in Klamath Falls Hotel Fire Remains Uncertain

It’s not known exactly how many people died in the Labor Day weekend fire that swept through the 50-room Houston Hotel in Klamath Falls, Ore., early in…

Patients and hospital staff wore masks outside of Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center on Feb. 12, 2021. Many California hospitals are opening up to more visitors.

Hospitals In Much Of California Begin Reopening To Visitors

With counties moving to less-restrictive tiers and the state loosening visitation restrictions, hospitals are gradually allowing more visitors for non-COVID-19 patients. Some are moving immediately on new state recommendations, while others are weighing the risks.

Pope Francis lamented that the Latin name <em>Archivium Secretum</em> — of the Vatican Secret Archive originally meant to convey that the archive was private — had come to connote something more sinister.

Pope Francis Decrees Name Change For Vatican Secret Archive

The new name, Vatican Apostolic Archive, is meant to dispel the notion that the Holy See is hiding secrets in its ancient collection, the pope said.

Garland Jeffreys Live Session

Garland Jeffreys has earned a loyal international audience for his intelligent and passionate songs, informed by a variety of musical styles from rock and…

Purdue Pharma headquarters in Stamford, Conn., in 2019. Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have faced hundreds of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in the opioid epidemic that has killed more than 200,000 Americans.

Purdue Pharma Reaches $8B Opioid Deal With Justice Department Over OxyContin Sales

Critics say the settlement doesn't hold company executives or members of the Sackler family accountable for their aggressive marketing of OxyContin, which helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic.

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