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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the Biden Administration proposed a new national standard for staffing nursing homes.

A key hearing on COVID-19 takes place in the Senate Tuesday. The Supreme Court hears arguments involving President Trump's financial records. And, pandemic exposes cracks in the nursing home system.

New Mexico is using time-motion studies to sue a chain of nursing homes for fraud. State prosecutors say the facilities couldn't possibly have provided the care promised — and billed for.

The cat was a welcome distraction for Yankee fans while their team was losing the game by six runs. The speedy cat evaded the grounds crew before finally being corralled in left field.

In Victoria, a few dozen cows escaped their pasture. The farmers got them all except one. A neighbor found the missing cow unable to stand up on her in-ground trampoline.

Gov. Steve Bullock is extending Montana’s stay-at-home order for at least another two weeks, until April 24. Bullock announced the move to continue the...

A powerful typhoon slammed ashore in southern Japan on Sunday as it pounded the region with strong winds and heavy rain, causing blackouts and halting ground and air transportation.

A study recently found that roughly three-quarters of new homes in Montana meet state energy codes meant to curb electricity bills and increase…

In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Melissa Fu about her debut novel Peach Blossom Spring, a multigenerational story of war and migration inspired by her father's life.

The booming demand comes from employees freed by the pandemic to work from home long term. They are re-settling in places like Aspen, Colorado; Truckee, California; and Bethel, Maine.