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Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has vowed to fight to keep his Senate seat despite his conviction on corruption charges. Republicans John McCain and Sarah Palin have called on Stevens to resign, but the longtime GOP senator still enjoys clout in his home state.

A new study says people with high amounts of bisphenol A in their urine were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes or heart disease. The study's author was at a Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday on BPA's safety.

Evidence shows dominant insurers hold down hospital prices. Big insurers seeking to get bigger want to take that idea to the extreme. Hospitals and doctors object.

Under new rules, the top executives of those companies that seek federal bailout funds cannot earn more than $500,000. Steven Hall, managing director of Steven Hall and Partners, an executive compensation consultation firm, offers his insight on what the change means.

Megan Phelps-Roper, who first picketed against homosexuality with her family at age 5, writes of facing feelings of guilt. In her memoir she says of her family, "losing them was the price of honesty."

Author Victoria Schwab says she loves the books that can't be categorized, that fall between library-shelf categories, and that spark passionate debate among readers who either love them or hate them.

Journalist Jason Schreier walks readers through the development of 10 recent games, finding marked similarities in the essential infrastructure of their design and production.

Curious about the changing landscape on her country's borders, Jordanian photographer Nadia Bseiso journeyed to the border of Jordan with Israel asking, "Is the crescent still fertile?"

As former Vice President Mike Pence and other Republicans are set to launch presidential campaigns, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with conservative commentator Al Cardenas about the GOP field.

How is the writers strike, entering its second month, affecting content on broadcast and streaming platforms? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter.