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Nearly 1.6 million Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina will begin receiving the same Medicaid services in a new way — through NC Medicaid Managed Care health plans. Most beneficiaries will continue to get care from the same doctors they currently see, but will now be a member of a health plan.

Wildfires in California have already scorched more than twice the land they burned this time last year. Residents of some towns are figuring out whether it's worth staying in these fire-prone areas.

There are more than 2 million women veterans in the U.S. NPR spoke with six of them to find out what their service means to them.

The Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, the star of the team who put up a legendary 50 points to clinch the win and the MVP trophy for himself.

Democrats have spent months negotiating with themselves, undercutting their ability to take credit for bills of significance they are now passing, but for which they aren't getting credit.

Abu Zabaydah was the first detainee who was subjected to what the CIA called "enhanced interrogation techniques" including sleep deprivation, being kept naked in a cold room and waterboarding.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo, expected to oversee the U.S. Census Bureau as the next commerce secretary, says she will "rely on the experts" at the agency to ensure the 2020 census is accurate.

Consumer prices jumped last month as businesses struggled to keep pace with booming demand, but the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve say the uptick in inflation is likely to be temporary.

The new rule is intended to decrease the use of greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons by 85% over the next 15 years. The gases that are thousands of times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

Haitian authorities have begun to arrest suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Widlore Merancourt in Port-Au-Prince about the latest events.