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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called on a high-powered team of government scientists to help answer several key questions about the safety of bisphenol a. Their results suggest it's very unlikely that BPA poses a health risk to people.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has moved forward on a set of rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new coal-fired power plants.…

Republican Congressman Todd Young helped draft Rep. Paul Ryan's 2013 budget that passed in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Congressman Young speaks with guest host Jacki Lyden about the budget plan and Democrats' opposition to it, including calls that the plan would hurt programs like food stamps and Medicaid.

For residents of eight states not part of the Mega Millions lottery, getting a ticket takes a bit more effort. But it hasn't stopped many, who are driving miles or enlisting an out-of-state accomplice.

Do you think you'd be less stressed out if you took your dog to work with you? Science agrees. Employees with dogs were less stressed out than their coworkers, new research finds. But it works only if the dog is polite.

Sat. 3/31 12p: The heart of the Transition Movement is the belief that unlocking the collective genius of our communities will enable us to choose a…

This past week at the Supreme Court, judges heard three days of arguments on President Obama's health care law. The justices asked questions to decide whether the Affordable Care Act overreaches the Constitution. NPR's Nina Totenberg and Julie Rovner review the week's events with host Scott Simon.

Host Scott Simon notes that the Quaker on the cover of the Quaker Oats box has gotten a makeover.

The barriers went up near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, turning vibrant neighborhoods into a maze of checkpoints. Some residents say the walls symbolize the divisions between the country's authorities and ordinary citizens.

Nearly 6,000 original stories were submitted to this round of Three-Minute Fiction. We're on the quest to select just one winner. Until then, we'll be reading a few of the stories that catch our eyes. To see these stories and others go to npr.org/threeminutefiction.