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Congress returns Monday from the Memorial Day recess without any discernible progress in the Senate on health care legislation — and time is getting short.

But Carson says that "how a person thinks" is only one component that contributes to being poor. He spoke to NPR about the comment and how his agency hopes to "break these cycles" of poverty.

Three Gulf Arab states and Egypt cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, site of the largest U.S. air base in the Middle East. U.S. officials say the dispute will not affect the coalition against ISIS.

New Jersey and Virginia are the only states holding gubernatorial elections this year. In New Jersey, there's been a lack of enthusiasm among voters in both parties ahead of Tuesday's primary.

Teenage pregnancy rates have declined across the country, but some parts of Texas have made much less progress on that. Abstinence-only sex ed policies may be one reason why.

Why are millennials so dedicated to self-care, while their parents are considerably more averse to the phenomenon?

A group of 18 prostitutes and 17 unemployed women in Sierra Leone were trained to drive motorcycle taxis. The money was great. But now there's a big catch.

In these hyper-polarized times, even seemingly objective facts like the unemployment rate are often viewed through a partisan lens.

With 40 percent of the nation's coal, Wyoming is by far the largest coal-producing state. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the future of coal production with energy economist Robert Godby.

Farajii Muhammad, host of Listen Up! on WEAA in Baltimore, political commentator Gayle Trotter and Ask a Mexican columnist Gustavo Arellano discuss the Paris Accord decision and comic Kathy Griffin.