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In 2015, Medicaid spending topped $552 billion nationwide. People who receive both Medicaid and Medicare and people with disabilities account for more than half of Medicaid spending.

Limits In GOP Plan Could Shrink Seniors' Long-Term Health Benefits

Caps in the GOP health plan have huge implications for people over 65. In addition to helping low-income seniors with long-term care, Medicaid helps pay for some of their Medicare premiums and copays.

The Pompidou Center, whose provocative design horrified critics 40 years ago in Paris, is now a beloved destination for French and foreign visitors.

At 40, Paris' Pompidou Center Is Still 'An Unexpected Trip'

The modern art museum, which opened on Jan. 31, 1977, holds a secure place in the heart of Paris — and in Parisians' hearts. But it wasn't always so. Horrified critics compared it to an oil refinery.

Memory athletes like Sue Jin Yang — competing here in the 17th annual USA Memory Championship in New York City in 2014 — wear headphones to block out distractions as they memorize the order of decks of cards.

Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer

After six weeks of training, people could memorize twice as much. Areas of the brain had begun communicating in new ways — a lot like what happens inside the heads of world memory champions.

The New Orleans Police Department was one of the first big police departments in the U.S. to embrace the use of body cameras.

New Orleans' Police Use Of Body Cameras Brings Benefits And New Burdens

The technology has improved police conduct and led to a drop in certain types of cases. But the body cams have added many extra hours of work watching videos for police and public defenders.

Emmanuel Macron has a photo taken with fans in the southern town of Carpentras, where he campaigned earlier this month. Macron has bucked the two-party system to run as an independent.

Political Outsider Emmanuel Macron Campaigns To 'Make France Daring Again'

The presidential campaign has brought an unlikely candidate to the fore. Macron, a former banker and former economy minister, is surging in the polls. His message: Embrace innovation and risk.

Senate Panel Pushes Ahead With Russian Influence Investigation

Rachel Martin talks to Sen. James Lankford, R-OK, about growing concerns that the Senate's investigation into Russian election meddling is moving at a glacial pace, and if that's a fair criticism.

In 'Anatomy Of Terror,' Former FBI Agent Outlines How Terror Groups Stay Resilient

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to former FBI special agent Ali Soufan about his new book, Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State.

Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injuries in U.S. hospitals, according to the Institute of Medicine.

Secret Data On Hospital Inspections May Soon Become Public

The federal government wants to require that private accreditors release reports of problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are kept confidential.

Last month, flyers at the University of Pennsylvania blared "Imagine a Muslim-free America."

As White Supremacists Push Onto Campuses, Schools Wrestle With Response

College students and administrators around the nation are trying to figure out how to best respond to a spike in white supremacist activity on campuses.

Fyre Festival attendees walk around the event site on Thursday night in Grand Exuma, Bahamas. Festivalgoers had paid thousands of dollars for villas and lodges on the beach, but instead found a chaotic tent city.

Paradise Lost: Luxury Music Festival Turns Out To Be Half-Built Scene Of Chaos

Tickets cost thousands for what organizers were calling "the cultural event of the decade." But when visitors arrived on Grand Exuma, they found a tent city without enough power, security, or food.

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