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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with journalist Peter Humphrey about a holiday card found by a girl in the U.K. with a message allegedly from a prisoner in China, claiming he was forced to make the cards.

After a recent AARP survey found that nearly 80% of New York’s 2.5 million unpaid family caregivers spend a significant amount of their own money to care for a loved one, the organization is pushing for federal and state tax credits to help ease that growing burden.

Cleanup of park in Manhattan is postponed, meaning the protesters can stay put. InItaly, the premier survives a confidence vote.

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with rosy promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't quickly pay off the loan.

In many relationships — partners, families, roommates — there is often one person who does the lion's share of keeping everything running. This game addresses the imbalance.

Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.

By Joyce KryszakWashington, D.C. – UB Professor Esther Takeuchi was awarded the nation's highest honor for technology and innovation Wednesday at the…

Jordan Walton, 15, suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts until she started taking Prozac. She and her mother urge the FDA to think twice before imposing restrictions on the use of antidepressants in children and teens. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

From WHYY, NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that New Jersey is about to become the first state to replace the traditional license with one that acts like a credit card, allowing drivers to pay tolls, train and bus fares, and could eventually replace food stamps, pay for health insurance and other needs. But this new 'smart card' would also give police instant access to driving and gun records, fingerprints, medical records and insurance, and some civil libertarians are crying foul.