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There's a shortage of foster care families in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kevin Quint at the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services about how he trains potential foster parents.

The Trump administration offered states specific examples Thursday of how they could change the way they implement the Affordable Care Act. Critics say Trump's plan could drive up premiums for many.

Competition on some exchanges will be diminished next year when three of the nation's largest health insurers drop out. Still, most marketplace consumers won't see any ill effects from the moves.

President Barack Obama ordered Friday an additional 4,000 troops to Afghanistan, where there are already 17,000 U.S. troops. Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, offers his insight on the new strategy.

When Bolinas, Calif., nearly ran out of water, the town came up with a plan — cut household usage to 150 gallons per day, half the average U.S. home use. The whole town pitched in, including the kids. Late rains saved the water supply, but it was only a reprieve.

The movie Slumdog Millionaire has been nominated for ten Academy Awards. It's a love story set in the slums of the Indian city of Mumbai. Some Indians think the film damages their nation's image by focusing on poverty. Slumdog Millionaire opened Friday in India.

Psychologist Darcy Lockman says there's been progress since the 1950s, but equal partnerships are a long way off. Her book All the Rage explores uneven distribution of childcare and domestic labor.

Do cities destroy nature or are they part of nature? Astrophysicist Adam Frank looks at a new book attempting to answer that question — which he says could be a key to our collective future.

Wambach scored 184 goals, more than any other man or woman in the history of international soccer. Still, she knew that someday that identity would end — and "what then?" Her new memoir is Forward.

Kwame Onwuachi's new memoir, Notes From A Young Black Chef, isn't just about his rise from poverty to celebrated restaurateur. It's also a meditation on being a black man in a rarefied world.