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Some insurers are betting that lowering the barrier to seeing a doctor will encourage people to get needed care sooner. If it works, the health plans could save more than they spend on the benefit.

The Miss Florida Seminole Princess Pageant features intricate outfits that combine traditional Seminole patchwork techniques with modern twists, like rayon and lace.

Whatever the judgment of polls in the days ahead, the Democratic Party's gathering was an achievement in careful and effective political management.

How do you explain the toughest parts of history to children? We asked leaders from memorial museums around the U.S. to help us understand the best way to do so.

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans, much progress has been made to rebuild the city, but black and white residents assess the recovery quite differently.

Indiana is trying to make the path to a high school diploma more rigorous, but some special education students worry they won't be able to meet new requirements.

Tennessee's "fetal assault" law is designed to push pregnant women into drug treatment programs. But there are not enough of those programs available for the people who need them.

Medicines that help users wean themselves from opioid drugs can be prescribed in a doctor's office or clinic. But some clients question whether the clinics always have their best interests at heart.

Two brothers blew themselves up in the Brussels bombings this week. There were also fraternal links in the Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the rampage in Paris last November.

Melanoma can be a deadly skin cancer, but 10 years ago, biologist Jim Allison figured out a way to tweak the body's immune system to go after those malignant cells. Some patients are now cancer-free.