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Scientists have released the most detailed look yet at where and how the U.S. government helps residents retreat from flood-prone areas. Climate change is making such questions more urgent.

A family-owned department store in western Massachusetts is shutting its doors after 137 years. For shoppers and employees, these last days have been like a reunion, and a wake.

Ahead of the 25th anniversary of a shooting at Simon's Rock college in Massachusetts, a father whose son was killed that day sits down with the man who pulled the trigger.

A new study released Monday from the International Institute for Strategic Studies says North Korea's recent success with intercontinental ballistic missiles was facilitated by black market purchases of Ukrainian rocket engines. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with the study's author, Michael Elleman.

A Maryland hospital chain is testing new gowns that offer more coverage for patients' backsides. It's not the first time designers have tried to change the despised garment, without much success.

African Americans have always kept guns for self defense. The recent shootings in Dallas, and the killings of young black men by police, are once again raising questions about who should own guns.

Pioneer Playhouse of Danville has announced its play lineup for the 2017 summer season. In celebration of ten years of presenting an annual “Kentucky…

Republicans dislike the health law's requirement to have insurance or pay a fine. But if they want to keep the ban on preexisting conditions, they need to find a way to make customers purchase a plan.

Goldman Sachs has been accused of giving President Nicolas Maduro a lifeline with a $2.8 billion bond deal. Meanwhile, in Venezuela's streets, protests calling for his ouster show no sign of abating.

The Senate Finance Committee will hear Tuesday from executives from the biggest pharmacy benefit managers. Confidential rebates paid to the PBMs are expected to draw scrutiny.