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Accretive Health, under fire for how it collects on health care debts, is fighting back. The company has lined up some political luminaries, including Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, to press its case.

The world's third-largest economy grew at a 4.1 percent annual rate in the third quarter. But the boost from rebuilding is expected to wane in coming quarters.

As five large fires burn thousands of acres and threaten some communities in the Southwest, federal response teams say they have plenty of resources available and that this wildfire season is actually getting off to a slow start.

Despite a White House threat to veto the bill, the VAWA passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Democrats say the House bill doesn't offer enough protection for victims of abuse. Republicans say objections are just election year politics. Host Michel Martin talks with GOP Rep. Sandy Adams from Florida and NPR's Ron Elving and Don Gonyea.

Kentucky State Police have charged a division director at the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet with driving under the influence of drugs. The…

The move comes in response to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, who is set to save millions in taxes after dropping his U.S. citizenship. Sen. Charles Schumer said they would not allow him to "sell out" the U.S. that easily.

Truvada is a pill that's already used to treat people with HIV. A daily dose can also significantly reduce the risk of new infection. And a panel recommended the FDA approve an over-the-counter HIV test, OraQuick. Users could test and interpret their results at home in as little as 20 minutes.

President Obama has said "all options are on the table." The U.S. ambassador to Israel said this week that military options are ready, if necessary, but that diplomacy is still the preferred solution.

Summer was the Queen of Disco, but "She Works Hard for the Money" is a working-class pop anthem.

We decided to check in with political types in North Carolina, where the electorate is about 72 percent white and 23 percent black, and where polls show Obama and expected GOP nominee Mitt Romney in a dead heat. We asked how ads featuring the incendiary Rev. Jeremiah Wright would play in their state.