The Diane Rehm Show
This 2014 file photo shows the newly-insured Felue Chang receiving a checkup from Dr. Peria Del Pino-White at the South Broward Community Health Services in Hollywood, Florida.
Some health insurance companies are proposing to raise their rates by as much as 40 percent for 2016. We look at what industry consolidation and higher rates could mean for the American consumer.
Heavy beach erosion on Singer Island, Florida.
Rising sea-levels, storms and erosion are threatening beaches and coastal communities worldwide. We look at efforts to rethink development along our shores and to protect the coastline.
In this 2014 file photo, an inmate huddles under a heavy blanket on a bunk in the psychiatric unit of the Pierce County Jail in Tacoma, Washington.
Jails in the U.S. have increasingly become holding cells for people suffering from mental illness despite the fact that the vast majority pose no threat to public safety. We get an update on new efforts to keep people with mental illness out of jail and into treatment.
Boats are docked at the Aqualand Marina as emissions spew out of a large stack nearby at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station in Newburg, Maryland.
President Barack Obama announced the first ever federal regulations that would sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. Campaigns to block the rules are already underway. We look at what’s in the new rules and the legal and political battles ahead.
A female robot waiter delivers meals for customers May 18 at a robot-themed restaurant in the Yiwu, Zhejiang province of China.
Many experts say artificial intelligence and robots will displace jobs at a faster and faster pace over the coming decade. What changes in technology could mean for how we work.
In this 2013 file photo, Americans for Prosperity Foundation Chairman David Koch speaks in Orlando, Florida.
The Koch Brothers are holding their annual meeting this weekend with hundreds of big donors in Southern California. But that's just one of the many ways the two influence money and politics. We look at the brothers' role in the 2016 presidential race and the latest on how the candidates are raising campaign cash.
A left-wing militant wearing a "Guy Fawkes" mask stands by a burning barricade July 26 during clashes with Turkish riot police in Istanbul's Gazi district.
Thousands of migrants try to reach Britain from France through the Channel Tunnel. Turkish airstrikes target Kurdish militants. And President Barack Obama wraps up a five-day trip to Africa. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page for analysis of the week's top international news stories.
Secretary of State John Kerry testifies as Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz looks on July 28 at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C.
A white campus police officer in Cincinnati is charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist. Congress passes interim funding for the highway bill. And the latest GDP report indicates modest second-quarter growth in the U.S. economy. A panel of journalists joins guest host Susan Page to round up the week's top news.