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Brandon Lewis, a junior at Miami's Dr. Michael M. Krop High School, passed Algebra I, but has struggled with the end-of-course exam in that subject.

Are High School Exit Exams An Unnecessary Barrier To Graduation?

Eight times Brandon Lewis has taken Florida's Algebra I end-of-course exam. And eight times he's failed it.

People protesting against the Affordable Care Act rallied outside the Supreme Court in March, before arguments in the second major challenge to the law.

5 Questions Answered On The Legal Challenge To Obamacare Subsidies

If the court rules against the Obama administration, health insurance subsidies could be eliminated for more than 6 million people in states that use HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange website.

Australian goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri, left, looks at the ball after U.S. midfielder Megan Rapinoe, right, scored a goal Monday night in the teams' first game of the Women's World Cup.

U.S. Women Beat Australia 3-1 In Teams' Opening Match Of World Cup

Midfielder Megan Rapinoe scored twice and goalie Hope Solo made five saves against a tough Australian team that had the game tied at halftime.

Tex Toler watches the Llano River rise Friday in Llano, Texas, after another round of heavy rains that have brought flooding and deaths to the state.

This Past May Was Wettest Month On Record, Says NOAA

On average, the contiguous United States received 4.36 inches of rain in May. That's 1.45 inches above average and the most since record-keeping began 121 years ago.

After Spending Millions On Communications, Homeland Security Fails Radio Test

The department has spent heavily so first responders from different agencies can communicate with one another. The Office of the Inspector General reports there's still a lot of static.

More than half of the top 10 box-office hits this year have centered on female characters, says NPR film critic Bob Mondello. But only a few — like <em>Pitch Perfect 2</em> — were written or directed by women.

This Year, Women (And Girls) Rule The Big Screen

NPR film critic Bob Mondello notes that this year's most popular movies are surprisingly womancentric. That's more than at any other time in at least three decades.

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