CDC's Chief: Details This Week On Ebola Airport Screening
Tom Frieden tells NPR's All Things Considered that he's confident new measures to screen airport passengers for the deadly disease will be announced this week.
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Islamic State Poised To Capture Syrian Border Town, Turkey Warns
Militants with the self-described Islamic State raised their group's black flag over the eastern gate in Kobani on Monday.
'Blood Moon' Eclipse To Be Visible Throughout U.S.
Weather permitting, on Wednesday morning you'll be able to see the second lunar eclipse visible in North America in a series of four that runs through next year.
3 Scientists Win Nobel In Physics For Development Of Blue LED
American Shuji Nakamura, and Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano of Japan, will share the prize for co-developing a blue light-emitting diode that triggered a revolution in lighting technology.
Some Americans Boosted Charitable Giving In Recession; The Rich Did Not
As times got tough, America's less-wealthy citizens grew more generous, according to a new study. But people making at least $200,000 a year cut the portion of their incomes they gave to charity.
Squaring Your Taxes And Your Health Insurance Subsidies
How can spouses divide the tax credits they receive when they buy different health plans from an insurance marketplace? And what do they tell the IRS?
How Justice Sotomayor Is 'Busting' The Supreme Court's Steady Rhythms
Longtime Supreme Court reporter Joan Biskupic's new book on Justice Sonia Sotomayor reflects on the nation's first Latina justice.
For The Formerly Obese, Stigma Remains After Weight Is Lost
People who have lost significant weight are uneasy about revealing that in online dating profiles, because obesity is often judged as a moral failing. Research shows they have good reason to worry.
Homobiles: Transportation With A Social Mission
It's been called "Uber for Drag Queens." Homobiles is a noncommercial, volunteer, 24/7 ride service for the LGBT community and others around San Francisco who need safe, dependable transportation.
Why Ebola Patients Are Getting Treatment In Nebraska
The Nebraska Medical Center is the largest of four high-level biocontainment patient care units in the U.S.