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In a poll commissioned by National Geographic (not The National Enquirer), nearly two-thirds said they thought the current president would be better able to handle things than his Republican challenger. But what about a president from the movies?

The decision is a victory for the Obama administration over critics who said the health care overhaul was unconstitutional.

Chief Justice John Roberts said the requirement that individuals have health coverage or pay a penalty falls within Congress' power to impose taxes. On the issue of Medicaid expansion, a majority of the court said Congress can expand Medicaid, but can't strip states of all their Medicaid funds if they fail to participate in that expansion.

The Supreme Court upheld President Obama's signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act. Guest host Viviana Hurtado takes a closer look at the court's historic decision with NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, Dr. Kavita Patel of the Brookings Institution, and Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute.

The entire health care sphere has been bracing for what might happen and all the chaos that might ensue from what the court might do, but the ruling doesn't change much about the Affordable Care Act.

Grady, 68, is remembered for his role as Robbie Douglas on My Three Sons. He died Wednesday.

Knitters who gather on the social networking site Ravelry.com had been asked to cease and desist by the U.S. Olympics Committee because of the name of their competitions. Now they're calling them "The Ravellenic Games."

The Republican-controlled House has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. He is the first sitting attorney general to be so sanctioned. NPR's Tamara Keith explains the background and likely consequences with Audie Cornish.

Artwork from the Kent Bellows Studio is on view in the Omaha Mayor’s office.Anne Meysenburg, Executive Director for the Kent Bellows Studio, said Mayor…

A number of media outlets reported Thursday morning that the Supreme Court overturned the individual mandate in the health care law, even as the Supreme Court was announcing that the law was upheld.