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Whether you're looking to get a better interest rate on your credit card or settle a medical bill, there are ways to negotiate what you owe. Life Kit host Marielle Segarra explains how to do it.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is a on a short list to become Hillary Clinton's vice president. Kaine was also a finalist to become President Obama's running mate.

President Obama returns to Illinois this week and to the city of Galesburg, site of a pivotal speech he made early in his first presidential campaign. His speech Wednesday will be a set of proposals for strengthening the economy.

Medicine has changed a lot in the past 100 years. But medical training has stayed much the same. Many schools are now retooling — focusing on teamwork — to train a different kind of doctor.

The medical home is intended to make health care better and safer by having primary care providers manage a patient's care. So far it's not clear if they can also save money.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Moncef Slaoui, chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed, about Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, which is said to be nearly 95% effective.

Military hearings are underway in the drowning of eight Marines and a sailor in July 2020. They died off the coast of California in a training exercise gone wrong.

School shootings, social media, beauty standards. 13-year-olds Erika Young and Norah Weiner delve into what middle school looks like today in their award-winning podcast.

All five people aboard the Titan are believed dead after an implosion. Saturday marks a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. The FDA approves the first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.

When a town loses its grocery store, it also loses a local source of healthy food and a place for neighbors to gather and connect. But some communities are finding innovative ways to keep shops open.