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A whistleblower suit against Humana Inc. alleges the insurer turned a blind eye to billing fraud involving Medicare patients. People were diagnosed with more serious ailments than they actually had.

When O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in 1995, the absence of the weapon prompted much speculation. Police are now testing a knife allegedly found years ago and kept by a retired police officer.

The Syrian nationals were both sentenced to four years in prison for human trafficking, but they were found not guilty of causing the deaths of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi and four others last fall.

Price says that in every precinct there's one cop who just can't let go of a case. "They all reminded me of Ahab ... looking for their whales," he says. Originally broadcast Feb. 17, 2015.

Photographer Robin Hammond has started "Where Love Is Illegal," an online haven for LGBT people to share stories of hope amid persecution.

A study of pregnant women in Rio de Janeiro lends credence to a suspected link between Zika and microcephaly and suggests the virus could cause other complications, including stillbirth.

The national spotlight returns to Flint's lead-tainted water ahead of a Democratic presidential debate there on Saturday night. But some people in Flint are tired of the political attention.

Congress is scrambling to piece together a national standard for labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients before July 1. That's when Vermont's mandatory labeling law kicks in.

While genetic mutations are nearly ubiquitous in cancer, they may not always be the driving force for disease, some researchers say. They suggest looking at disruptions in cellular metabolism.

Spring is for the birds. And some are pretty odd. There's a bird that walks under water and another that impales its prey. NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ray Brown from "Talkin' Birds."