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Medical debts weigh on Geneva Wilson, who keeps a chicken and rooster in a coop behind her cabin in rural southwest Missouri.

Medicaid Expansion Takes A Bite Out Of Medical Debt

Medical debt is down across the country. In states that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the reduction is sharper.

Emily Ligawiec (right) and Officer John Cacela take weekly pottery classes together in Ware, Mass. Rather than arrest Ligawiec last winter when she took heroin and stole her mom's car, he offered her help.

Police Offering Drug Recovery Help: 'We Can't Arrest Our Way Out Of This Problem'

Police departments are toning down the law enforcement, and offering drug users recovery help instead. But convincing drug users to accept the help is not easy.

Pope Francis celebrated a final Mass on Sunday to conclude his unprecedented summit of Catholic leaders on clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Calls For 'All-Out-Battle' On Clergy Sex Abuse, With Few Specifics

At the end of his four-day summit, Pope Francis called priests who had abused minors "instruments of Satan." But critics said his address did not offer a strong enough message against clergy abuse.

Catherine Galasso ~ C.W. Nevius & Coming of Age in SF ~ Brassy and Sassy ~ That Don Reed Show

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with New York-based artist Catherine Galasso…

Apricot trees are removed to make way for Cosmic Crisp.

PHOTOS: This Is What It Looks Like When A New Apple Comes To Town

This spring, orchards in Washington state are being ripped up to make room for a new apple variety called Cosmic Crisp. This is what happens before it hits store shelves.

Joy And Despair In Two Cities As World Series Comes To A Close

Victory for the Chicago Cubs came 350 miles to the east of Wrigley Field, in Cleveland. Wrigley was still where fans gathered to celebrate.

A Syrian man walks through debris following an alleged air strike by Syrian government forces on Friday in the northern city of Aleppo. Nearly 1,900 people have been killed in Syria since peace talks opened in Switzerland on Jan. 22, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

What Comes Next In Syria?

More than a week of negotiations in Geneva failed to produce a breakthrough. The two sides may meet again soon, but there's no sign they are capable of establishing a transitional government.

City workers in Toronto removed basketball hoops each evening from some city parks because of noise complaints. After an outcry, the city says the rims will stay up.

Toronto Removed Basketball Hoops From Parks Every Day. Then A Tweet Called It Out

For years, city workers removed the rims each evening from some Toronto parks in response to noise complaints from neighbors. Then a video made the basketball-mad city change its mind.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28.

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, But Signals Increase May Be Coming

Federal Reserve policymakers finished meeting Wednesday, less than a week before Election Day. They left interest rates unchanged but said the case for more expensive loans is strengthening.

Catherine Galasso ~ C.W. Nevius & Coming of Age in SF ~ Brassy and Sassy ~ That Don Reed Show

This week on Open Air, KALW’s radio magazine for the Bay Area performing arts, host David Latulippe talks with New York-based artist Catherine Galasso…

Bill O'Reilly Is Out At Fox News

Amid a sexual harassment scandal, 21st Century Fox has announced it's parting ways with the host of cable news behemoth The O'Reilly Factor. Tucker Carlson will take O'Reilly's old time slot.

From exclusion of Japanese Americans to the Muslim ban, lawyers speak out against exclusion

On this edition of next Your Call, listen to our conversation about building solidarity across communities to protect civil rights and liberties. As part…

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