Deilanis Santana, 13, and her great aunt, Lillian Mercado, travel from Cidra, Puerto Rico to West Hartford, Conn. Deilanis will start school there on Monday. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Deilanis Santana, 13, and her great aunt, Lillian Mercado, travel from Cidra, Puerto Rico to West Hartford, Conn. Deilanis will start school

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he’s joining with peers in California and several other states to file a lawsuit to protect the insurers’ subsidies. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he’s joining with peers in California and several other states to file

A wildfires creates an orange glow in a view from a hilltop Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Geyserville, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Some 9,000 firefighters who are working long hours with little or no rest continue to battle historically destructive Northern California wildfires that

Updated at 12:5 p.m. ET President Trump is striking a formal blow against the Iran nuclear deal Friday afternoon. But is stopping short of asking Congress to re-impose sanctions on Tehran. Instead, the president is urging lawmakers to pass a new law, spelling out conditions under which sanctions could be re-imposed. While Trump has long

Photographer Leo Reynolds snapped a picture of this “666” in 2013. Leo Reynolds/Flickr On the 13th hour of Oct. 13, Flight 666 for HEL departed … for one final Friday the 13th flight. Then it landed, safe and ahead of schedule, in Helsinki. What, were you worried? Finnair’s Flight 666 from Copenhagen, Denmark, (CPH) to

The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill has avoided major penalties over a long-running academic scandal that involved its sports teams. In this file photo, the school’s Bell Tower looms over the campus. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerry Broome/AP The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill has avoided major penalties over

Residents handle aftermath of hurricane with resilience, humor and spirit. Jaylyn Rosario stands on makeshift barrier to prevent flooding of her home on Avenida Esteves, piled high with sand and debris washed in from a creek. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption toggle caption Carol Guzy for NPR Residents handle aftermath of hurricane with resilience,

On Thursday, President Trump hinted at the possibility of limiting federal aid to Puerto Rico, where 3.4 million Americans have struggled to recover from a pair of devastating hurricanes. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images On Thursday, President Trump hinted at the possibility of limiting federal aid to Puerto Rico, where

President Donald Trump hands a pen that he used to sign an executive order on health care to Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that’s intended to provide more options for people

Pap tests look under the microscope for cervical cancer cells. Science Source A proposal to simplify cervical cancer screening could end up missing some cancers, researchers and patient advocates say. And that could be especially true for minority women. Latina and black women already have the highest rates of cervical cancer in the U.S., and

Jenipher Sanni, a former child bride from Malawi, with the bike she used to get to and from school after she left her husband. Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni Jenipher Sanni, a former child bride from Malawi, with the bike she used to get to and from school

Louisiana State University police have arrested 10 students who belonged to the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, after an investigation showed that freshman pledge Maxwell Gruver had died after a night of playing a drinking game last month. The charges range from hazing to homicide. Last week, police investigators said they found Gruver had died after