Democrats will need to vote in lockstep to overcome GOP opposition to the $849 billion bill. But it's not yet clear whether Majority Leader Harry Reid can round up the support.
Poverty and violence are part of every day life for children living in Brazil's slums, also known as favelas. But there are some people fighting to change that. One is Rio de Janeiro socialite Yvonne Bezerra de Mello
Even though the jobless rate fell in October, a troubling figure is not improving: underemployed — people who are working part-time because they can’t find full-time jobs.
Stephen Pagliuca is trying set himself apart from his rivals, Martha Coakley and Michael Capuano, who have said they'd oppose reform if it prohibits government funding of plans that cover abortions.
First Sgt. Derrick Mays with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, at Patrol Base Hassan Abad. (David Gilkey/NPR)
When the Marines of "America's Battalion" first arrived in Afghanistan, they were eager to get into the fight. Now, as they wrap up their seven-month deployment — and after the loss of a dozen comrades — they see war in a different light.
"It's just pure coincidence that these guidelines have been released now," says the committee chairman. Only days ago, new guidelines recommending that women wait until they're 50 to get mammograms caused a furor.
State health officials say the flu is at a historic high, but some doctors say it's peaking. To make sense of those conflicting claims, here are some swine flu questions and answers.
The Onion editors talk with NPR about the very serious business of being funny.
Costco yanked the soft drinks to make a point as the two companies haggle over the price that consumers pay.
