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In this final interview in our series of conversations about the future, Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep talks to Danny Hillis, a scientist and engineer and the inventor of a clock designed to last 10,000 years. The clock is meant to encourage people to think about the long-range future; the "long now" as Hillis calls it.

Drivers say Uber feels more like a faceless boss — setting strict rules and punishments, but eerily hard to reach, even in emergencies.

The seat from Ohio is currently held by Rob Portman. President Obama backs challenger Ted Strickland. And Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame endorsed P.G. Sittenfeld.

Democrats hold their caucuses on Saturday Feb. 20 in Nevada, and Republicans will vote in a caucus of their own Feb. 23.

An additional 10 municipalities have joined a challenge to the constitutionality of a state law that imposes strict penalties on local governments and...

Friends of a college baseball player diagnosed with ALS use the challenge to make others aware of the disease. Post a video of yourself pouring icy water on your head; challenge others to do the same.

Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz has a challenger for the 2018 election. A retired naval officer has filed for the Democratic nomination.

The law calls for women to wait 24 hours after initial visits with physicians before having abortions.

The state’s decision to award Medicaid managed-care contracts to three prepaid dental plans is being challenged by two companies that submitted...

By a unanimous vote, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills.