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The FDA approved the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's. The Biden administration will send controversial cluster bombs to Ukraine. A study estimates PFAS is in nearly half of U.S. tap water.

Irvine Welsh catches up with Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud — now middle aged and gone their separate ways — for what he says is the last installment in the Trainspotting saga.

Starting today, federal funding from the health overhaul law becomes available to expand coverage of Medicaid. Some states are seeking to use that money in current programs that cover low-income people who do not qualify for Medicaid.

The company's board said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO after a review found he was "not consistently candid in his communications" with the board.

Arlington officials identified James Yoo as the suspect involved in the massive Monday night explosion. Police say he is presumed dead as they investigate what caused the home to go up in flames.

McDonald says that earlier in his career, he tended to avoid writing about himself directly in songs. He opens up about his life and career in the memoir, What a Fool Believes.

The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in a season — one more L, and the record would be theirs. Fans at the final home game said they wouldn't mind seeing history made.

The Kyoto band was, at first, puzzled being branded punk feminists. But after experiencing its global meaning, frontwoman Accorinrin has since changed her stance: "I am a feminist."

Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about balancing leadership and motherhood.