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Flint, Mich., started drawing its tap water from a local river in April 2014. The water is so corrosive that it's causing lead to leach out of aging pipes, resulting in serious health issues.

A Pennsylvania judge calls Attorney General Kathleen Kane's tenure a "legal and institutional nightmare." But Kane says her critics are most upset about a chain of offensive emails she uncovered.

The National Institutes of Health has promised to put more money into research on an illness that many people feel has been dissed by the medical establishment.

An ad for a skin-lightening pill has called attention to bias against dark skin in many countries. NPR contributor Wilbur Sargunaraj has a new video on the topic: "Mirror Mirror."

Oysters from the Pacific Northwest have long been the most coveted for their sweet, mild flavor. But they now have more competition from Southeast oysters cultivated from Virginia down to Florida.

More than half of the hospitals punished this year were also dinged in 2014. The government has used financial carrots and now sticks to improve the quality of care.

The historic agreement calls for "deep reductions in global emissions." But howdeep will those reductions be — and how soon, and who's paying for it?

Winter travelers need to think about measles, mumps, polio and bug repellents.

Clinton made it clear she's ready to incorporate much of Sanders' populist, anti-Wall Street message into her own campaign. She said "more dreams die in the parking lots of banks than anywhere else."

A new study by three media scholars reveals how the social protest movement spread on Twitter, with some fascinating — and sobering — findings.