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In rural Mississippi, the number of doctors per person is among the lowest in the country. Now, a new scholarship program is trying to attract medical students to begin their practice there. The success — or failure — of the program depends largely on the recruiter's ability to pick the right students.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times reporter David Enrich about the Trump Organization seeking financial assistance to help with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the company.

Her husband was jailed overnight after police said he rammed his vehicle into hers. She was jailed for six days after she allegedly broke into his home, took his guns and gave them to law enforcement.

Grant allotments put added emphasis on ‘distressed’ communities

More schools closed in the U.S. Monday in an effort to reduce the spread of swine flu. Included are 24 schools in a district west of Detroit where a high school student may be infected with the new H1N1 flu strain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is considering making guidelines on school closures more flexible.

Myon Burrell's release at age 34 comes after reports uncovered major flaws in the police investigation that led to his life sentence at 17.

Bloomington-Normal could soon see the opening of its third cannabis dispensary, and then a fourth.

The bill still must be reconciled with a House bill that doesn't mention women and the draft, and it faces a veto threat from President Obama over, among other things, the closure of Guantanamo Bay.

The NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds 19% of adults say they won't get vaccinated. That's down 5 points from the month prior, coinciding with the delta surge and FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine.

Just days before Election Day, civil rights groups are suing the state over claims that voters have been illegally removed from the rolls.