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A key principle of the Republican health care plan is that individuals should be allowed to buy health insurance from companies licensed in any state. Critics say this would erode consumer protections and not save money.

At least half a million people are expected to get health care benefits in an expansion of California's Medicaid program, including many former prison inmates. Many ex-offenders will now be covered for care, including mental health and substance abuse — problems that, when left untreated, can lead them right back behind bars.

The popular Children's Health Insurance Program is up for renewal Sept. 30. Policy analysts say it's unclear whether a deeply divided Congress facing major deadlines will get the job done.

The new House speaker opposes abortion rights and same sex marriages. He's also an ally of former President Donald Trump who refused to certify the 2020 presidential election results.

To mark the 30th Anniversary of the album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) we explore the martial arts influences that helped to inspire the Wu-Tang Clan and their debut album.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., about former President Trump's recent comments advocating for abortion laws to be decided by individual states.

Many North Carolina residents with old medical debt recently got some good news. All of the state’s biggest hospital systems, including Atrium Health and Novant Health, have agreed to a new plan that promises them higher federal payments in exchange for forgiving some of patients’ old debt. Atrium agreed to the plan just before the deadline to do so, but expressed concerns. Cristina Bolling, of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter, joined WFAE to talk about this plan and other business news of the week.

The legislation expands a popular child tax credit and applies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for corporations.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) about Republican opposition in the House to a bipartisan Senate deal for aid to Ukraine.

The legislature adjourned its “short session” Thursday without approving a budget plan for the state’s billion-dollar revenue surplus.

Alex G jumps to a major. Paramore's Zac Farro goes retro. Jim Legxacy levels up. See our long list of albums out today and listen to the New Music Friday podcast.

In a post on Truth Social announcing the nomination of Gaetz, Trump said: "Few issues in America are more important than ending the partisan Weaponization of our Justice System." Gaetz said he would resign from the U.S. House of Representatives, effective immediately.

The U.S. House Committee on Ethics is deadlocked on whether to release its report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whose nomination to serve as Trump's attorney general has been plagued by controversy.

Driverless cars are expanding into more markets across the country. In San Francisco they're already ubiquitous, but the robo-taxis' behaviors are unsettling riders.

Business owners were caught by surprise when the CDC issued new guidance saying vaccinated people did not need to wear masks indoors. Now they're rethinking their own mask policies.

The Department of Energy is focusing on aerogels to reduce the severity of lithium battery fires. a lab that creates the substance shares the pros and cons of this technology in creating safer EVs.

At 27, bandleader Trombone Shorty is already an icon in his hometown. So he's giving back: Through his own foundation, the "supafunkrock" brass player is nurturing even younger talent in local schools.

More than two dozen people of Latin American descent registered with the State Board of Elections to run for local office across North Carolina this year.

Authorities were searching for a suspect described as "a male dressed in black" who fled after the Saturday afternoon shooting, and now have a person of interest in custody.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board met in emergency session Monday afternoon to release a letter from its attorney that refutes claims made by the attorney for former Superintendent Earnest Winston. A letter from Winston’s attorney claimed the board undermined Winston.