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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.

As Israel's ground offensive in Gaza City escalates, Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council warns civilians are trapped, forced to choose between staying under bombardment or fleeing south.

Faced with a lack of treatment providers and frequent insurance denials, many parents are considering desperate measures to qualify for public insurance like Medicaid to get treatment for their kids.

Murders are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Crime analysts say a reinvestment in communities from both the government and private sources after the disruption of the pandemic is a key reason.

The Biden administration pledges a foreign policy that delivers to middle-class Americans. Linking up to locales across the country — outside D.C. — could help with that, according to a new report.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter as pope on Sunday in Rome, and he called for world leaders involved in global conflicts to lay down their arms.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Raed Saleh, the lead organizer of the The White Helmets, about recent developments in Syria and the humanitarian organization's efforts on the ground.

Japan and Korea have struck a breakthrough deal on the issue of comfort women, which dates back to World War II. Host Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Elise Hu about the deal.

Nearly every state in the country has one or more cowboy churches. The theology might not be different from other churches but the worship music is often bluegrass or gospel with a twang.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to sign a new law cracking down on draft dodging. The proposed law raced through Russia's lower and upper houses of parliament this week.