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After 2016, nothing will make Democrats feel secure in the final weeks of a presidential election. For Joe Biden's campaign, which doesn't want voters to be complacent, the anxiety is OK.

President Trump has picked Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to be secretary of Veterans Affairs. Veteran and Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) tells NPR's Michel Martin why he supports the new leadership.

This year's graduates — whether from high school, community college or a four-year college — are finding better job prospects than at any time since 2008.

A campaign in Africa to prevent HIV has persuaded 6 million teens and men to get circumcised and aims to sign up 14 million more. To do so, health officials must appeal to male vanity.

The move comes about 6 months after the disastrous roll out of the health insurance website. It was eventually fixed, but not before delivering a severe blow to the president's approval ratings.

Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine about the weekend series between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals, and sprinter Usain Bolt's final race.

Forget the Build Back Better bill or the Jan. 6 investigation. Right now, some members of Congress seem to be more focused on the holiday decorations outside their Capitol Hill offices.

Extreme heat across California is causing trouble in schools. It's straining aging air conditioning systems, making recess dangerous and highlighting ventilation problems in many classrooms.

The memorial honors the 26 children and adults killed in the 2012 shooting in Newtown. A rebuilt Sandy Hook School is now visible from the site in Newtown, Conn.

Although she's loath to admit it, author Cristina Henriquez used to love Sweet Valley High. She explains why this "all-American" series meant so much to her as an awkward half-Panamanian 5th grader.