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Insurance costs are soaring, and coverage is hard to find in some parts of the United States. Communities say insurers are ignoring their efforts to confront the problem.

In his final trip as President, Bill Clinton traveled back to his home state of Arkansas to address the Arkansas legislature and the people of Little Rock. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

The concept of "home economics" covers a lot of territory: It encompasses how we cook, eat, clean, make clothing and furniture, raise children -- pretty much everything involved with maintaining a home. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with the co-creator of a huge online archive of more than 1,500 books on the subject.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on Al Gore's tough battle in his home state. Though he's a favorite son, many Tennessee voters consider Gore an outsider. Polls show a tight race between the former Tennessee Senator and George W. Bush.

Harriet Jones reports nursing homes in Connecticut are bracing for a one day strike. Workers say they're being forced to care for too many patients. They're asking for increased staffing as well as higher wages. They plan to hit the picket lines Tuesday morning.

Gene Demby thought a visit to Ghana for a wedding would be fun and uncomplicated, but it sent him down a road of introspection about black fatherhood and its connection to America's original sin.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Mary McKay Maynard about her new book, My Faraway Home. The book tells about how Ms. Maynard's family hid in the jungles of the Philippines for more than two years during World War II.

A report warns that a major increase in U.S. natural gas exports may raise energy costs and worsen environmental impacts. That's at odds with the expected policy of the incoming Trump administration.

NPR's Mandalit Del Barco reports from Los Angeles on Congresswoman Andrea Seastrand's return home to California to visit with her constituents. Seastrand is one of the 73 freshman Republicans in Congress. And like many of her colleagues, Seastrand is now worried how the budget stalemate might impact her re-election campaign this fall.

Youth Radio captures the voices of two soldiers who have returned home after deployments in Iraq: Army Spcs. Christian McArthur and Kevin Walters. They talk about how their lives have changed and what it's like to make the transition back life in the U.S.