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In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago. Gooding's lawyers had insisted that his encounter with the woman was consensual.

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.

Garnell Whitfield appeared on 'Weekend Edition' on Saturday, June 14, 2025 with BTPM NPR's Jamal Harris Jr. to discuss his campaign for Buffalo mayor. BTPM NPR will be inviting all mayoral primary candidates on Saturdays in the buildup to the June 24 primary election.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington, says Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is "not following the science," like he said he would during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.

Ukrainian Pres. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is again appealing for U.S. aid, and Congress seems more receptive now than it has been recently.

More than a dozen prominent Western New York arts and cultural institutions will receive significant, steady revenue streams from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, which is committing a total $100 million to help sustain those agencies.

Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost lives. Some of his supporters embrace his stance.

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.