Blue Ridge - Site Search

Mike Trout To Finalize $430 Million Contract With Los Angeles Angels

Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels are finalizing a $430 million contract, the largest in professional sports history. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jonah Keri of The Athletic.

In Ohio, Lordstown Mayor Says It's Been Quiet Since General Motors Plant Closed

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor Arno Hill of Lordstown, Ohio, about the General Motors plant at the center of President Trump's latest tweetstorm.

The new strategy of some health plans for state employees is to pay hospitals a certain percentage above the basic Medicare reimbursement rate. It allows hospitals a small profit, the states say, while reducing costs to states and patients.

Health Plans For State Employees Use Medicare's Hammer On Hospital Bills

Some states have begun using Medicare reimbursement rates to recalibrate how they pay hospitals. If the gamble pays off, more private-sector employers could start doing the same thing.

For those familiar with Justice Neil Gorsuch's record, his vote was not a surprise. He previously served on the federal appeals court based in Denver, a court that encompasses dozens of recognized Indian tribes.

Gorsuch Provides Decisive 5th Vote In Case Interpreting Treaty With Indian Tribe

On a conservative court, Justice Gorsuch has been one of the most conservative voices. But in cases involving Indian treaties and rights, he is most often sympathetic to Indian claims.

The writer Lawrence Ferlinghetti, pictured here in Berlin in 2004, will turn 100 years old this weekend.

A Lost 'Little Boy' Nears 100: Poet And Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti

The Beat Generation icon and owner of City Lights bookstore and press in San Francisco is still writing. He celebrates his centennial March 24, and his new autobiographical novel is out now.

Prisoners stand in a crowded lunch line during a prison tour at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Ala. A Department of Justice report finds violence in Alabama's overcrowded prisons is 'cruel' and 'pervasive.'

Justice Dept. Finds Violence In Alabama Prisons 'Common, Cruel, Pervasive'

A civil rights investigation into the Alabama prison system by the Department of Justice finds conditions unsafe and unconstitutional. Violence, understaffing and crowding are common.

'The Lehman Trilogy' Is A Parable Of American Capitalism

The play The Lehman Trilogy tells a story that spans more than a century: from the arrival of Henry Lehman in New York in 1844 to the 2008 bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers.

Alabama's Prison Are Unsafe And Unconstitutional, Justice Department Says

The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that conditions in Alabama prisons are unsafe and unconstitutional and result in deadly harm.

President Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was "not inclined" to adhere to a demand from a congressional Democrat for the IRS to hand over copies of the president's tax returns.

Key House Democrat Formally Asks For Trump's Tax Returns

Rep. Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, asked the IRS commissioner for six years of President Trump's personal tax returns, as well as returns for some of his businesses.

Poor diet is the leading risk factor for deaths from lifestyle-related diseases in the majority of the world, according to new research.

Bad Diets Are Responsible For More Deaths Than Smoking, Global Study Finds

Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease, a study finds. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk factor for deaths around the world.

Search results for