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  • <p>Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs into law a new health care bill on April 12, 2006, in Boston. The late Sen. Ted Kennedy peers over his shoulder. </p>
    A Tale Of Two Health Plans: Romney Versus Obama
    How does the Massachusetts health care plan passed under Gov. Mitt Romney stack up against the federal plan signed by President Obama? Five ways "Romneycare" and "Obamacare" are similar — and five key differences.
  • Hello From Flyover Territory: 3 Midwestern Novels
    It might be the Heartland of America, but writers from the middle of the country are often overlooked. An Iowa resident herself, author Jennifer Wilson recommends the best books from that cold, comforting place known as the Midwest.
  • Post-Convention, Democrats Gain Momentum
    Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about the political conventions and their aftermath.
  • Arrest, Charges Push Trayvon Martin Case Forward
    NPR's Joel Rose has a round-up of the week's news in the Trayvon Martin shooting case. Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is in jail and the legal case is moving forward.
  • Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul and his son Rand Paul, a Republican senator from Kentucky, on stage at a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2011. At the time, the elder Paul was seeking the Republican nomination for president. He's now retired from Congress, and the younger Paul says he's "considering" his own 2016 bid.
    A Rand Paul White House Path Complicated By Dad's Legacy
    The Kentucky senator says he's "considering" a 2016 run for the White House. Backers tout the built-in support and money networks established during 2008 and 2012 presidential runs by his father, former Texas Rep. Ron Paul. But others view the dad's libertarian legacy as a decidedly mixed bag.
  • Nan Graham
    Commentator Nan Graham feels that a great escape need not be a trip to Europe or the Caribbean. It may be right here in our own YWCA.By Nan…
  • The family poses for a snapshot at Newt Gingrich's campaign headquarters in Greenville, S.C. Back row, left to right: grandmother Carolyn Ball with her daughter, Sondra Ziegler; Ziegler's 5-year-old son, Sam. Front row, left to right: 9-year-old Alexandra and 10-year-old Abigail Ziegler.
    A Family Of 'Boots For Newt' Hits The Ground In South Carolina
    Meet a mother of three who's decided to pack up her family and hit the campaign trail in South Carolina volunteering for GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. She tells NPR's Melissa Block she hopes her home-schooled children learn from the experience.
  • "It's not that I've fallen out of love; I've actually never liked sports, and I never understood how I became an athlete," Serena Williams said recently, according to TennisNow.com. "I don't like working out; I don't like anything that has to do with working physically."
    Take Your Ball And Go Home? How Dare You!
    When Serena Williams said recently that she doesn't love tennis, many people gasped and clutched their pearls. When we see someone who achieved what we couldn't, says Frank Deford, we're all the more put out if they can blithely turn their back on it.
  • Despite Financial Challenges, HBCUs Fight To Remain A Bargain
    Historically black colleges and universities remain a gateway to higher education for millions of students. But how are the institutions and their students weathering difficult financial challenges?
  • John Cage during his 1966 concert at the opening of the National Arts Foundation in Washington, D.C.
    Music Is Everywhere: John Cage At 100
    Cage's most lasting influence may be in his ideas — about the boundaries between noise and music and the artistic freedom that comes from breaking the rules.
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