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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with San Francisco Chronicle reporter Melody Gutierrez about the shortage of special security paper used for birth and death certificates in California.

Many residents on Kos feel sympathy for refugees that have arrived on their shores, but locals also worry that the crisis could destroy the tourist industry which provides the bulk of their income.

The second blast happened when an explosive was thrown from a bridge. It did not injure anyone. An explosion on Monday left at least 20 dead and 140 injured.

Open a cookbook from the Gilded Age, and you just might be surprised by what our forebears passed around the table.

Cost increases for both old and new diabetes drugs are forcing many patients to scramble to pay for them.

A report by the nonprofit Police Foundation examining the incident in Stockton, Calif., says the number of shots fired was "unnecessary." It also found that some officers "inexplicably opened fire."

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., faces charges including theft of charitable funding and bribery. A federal indictment links the alleged actions to his failed 2007 campaign for mayor of Philadelphia.

The former president is now fighting cancer. For the past 30 years, he has fought to wipe out diseases that plague millions of people. The efforts have brought one parasite to the edge of eradication.

The TV ads say rules involving retirement advice must be "fixed," but they may leave you scratching your head. Brokers and insurance agents are behind the ads, which aim to block tougher new rules.

A growing body of research suggests that doctors' racial biases and other prejudices continue to affect the care patients received. Medical educators say self-awareness is an important first step.