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The Dutch have historically gone to great lengths to keep the water out of their low-lying country. But anticipated sea-level rise from global warming is causing them to take a dramatically different approach: Let the water go where it wants.

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.

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 Pentagon said suicides by U.S. soldiers rose sharply in January 2009. Last year, we talked to Chris Scheuerman's about the issue of soldiers taking their lives. Scheuerman's son, Private First Class Jason Scheuerman, committed suicide while serving in Iraq in 2005. In this archived interview, Scheuerman talks about his son's death. Psychiatrist Colonel Elspeth Ritchie discusses how the Army is helping soldiers cope with stress on the battlefield.

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.

Tapping into the growing American interest in tinned seafood, Rye fisherman Keper Connell launched Gulf of Maine Conservas. Now he just has to catch the tuna.

Wisconsin voters took in the barbs, slams and jabs at a GOP debate watch party in downtown Milwaukee Wednesday night. But they were left with major policy questions.

NPR's Eric Deggans talks to journalist Maureen Ryan about her exposé on the toxic culture behind the hit show Lost -- and what it says about the long-lasting toxic culture in Hollywood.