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There's a massive area in the Gulf of Mexico that's so low in oxygen, aquatic life can't survive there. Many say it's mainly from excessive fertilizer that runs off from Midwestern farms.

NPR's A Martinez visits a shelter dedicated to serving Muslim migrants in Tijuana. It's the first of its kind in Mexico.

At least half a million people are expected to get health care benefits in an expansion of California's Medicaid program, including many former prison inmates. Many ex-offenders will now be covered for care, including mental health and substance abuse — problems that, when left untreated, can lead them right back behind bars.

Some states have passed laws or implemented policies related to evidence-based reading instruction — as two-thirds of children struggle to read. How are colleges that train teachers responding?

NOAA relies on hundreds of contracts to keep the agency running. The new commerce secretary is reviewing many of them individually, causing disruptions to many normal operations within the agency.

Those with equity in a home can trade up more easily, while many first-time homebuyers are still stuck on the sidelines.

While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies, many Americans have already made life-altering decisions to afford health care.

A drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets.

Drug maker Merck says it will close or sell a manufacturing plant in Danville, Pa., that employs about 450 people. But despite negative press about Vioxx, residents are standing by the company, which supports local schools and provides some of the best jobs in the area.

The Spanish-language TV network Univision has been winning the prime-time ratings among young adult viewers in the U.S. Telenovelas are no small part of that equation: Fans follow them devotedly, while detractors often abhor them as racist, classist and sexist. Join Alt.Latino as we explore what they mean to Latin culture.