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Who better to check on the health of older folks than other older folks? That's what AgeWell Global, an innovative program in South Africa, is doing.

A new study says wildfire smoke has contributed to COVID-19 deaths in California, Oregon and Washington. Toxic particles in smoke increase the risk of lung infections — including COVID-19.

Thousands of Americans are still deployed overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. A few soldiers from Fort Campbell returned home on Thursday after a nine month deployment to Afghanistan.

And she says yes! Ibrahim is one of three brothers who lost their mother to Ebola — but survived. While waiting to be reunited with his dad, the little boy fell in love.

Robert Siegel talks to Laurie Orlov, founder of the market research firm Aging in Place Technology Watch, about the growing industry for seniors and tech.

9/11 changed the commercial landscape of New York City's Finanical District. In the aftermath, many banks and brokerages moved. Today, Wall Street is a far cry from the financial capital it once was.

U.S. journalist Danny Fenster remains in Myanmar's most infamous prison months after the Feb. 1 coup that restored the military to power and a spurred crackdown on dissent.

Jimmy Elidrissi left his native Morocco and came to America with the dream of being a film actor, instead becoming the star of the Waldorf-Astoria as the bellhop for 51 years. He died at 74.

Lead was found in Flint's water supply in 2014. Renee Montagne talks to Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan about lead's long history.

The new infrastructure package allocates billions of dollars for projects to strengthen the country's resilience to climate change. But there are questions about whether it's even close to enough.