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A West Virginia resident is the third person to die of hantavirus in the last month after visiting Yosemite National Park. The outbreak of the rare…

Obama accepted his nomination highlighting a more somber version of the hope and change he promised in 2008.

Teachers say they will walk out Monday if tense weekend negotiations don't bring a contract. School has already begun in the district, and the stakes are high. It would be the first Chicago teachers strike in 25 years, and with similar conflicts brewing nationwide, it may be a catalyst for other actions.

President Obama has accepted his party's nomination for a second term. In his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday night, he said the path he suggests is "harder, but it leads to a better place." He said the progress he'd made so far would be reversed if Mitt Romney won the White House.

One question on the minds of voters is what kind of relationship the administration of the next four years will have with Congress after the stalemate of the last two. National Review senior editor and Bloomberg columnist Ramesh Ponnuru talks to Steve Inskeep about what he thinks will happen if President Obama is re-elected or if Mitt Romney wins.

Wahaha is the name of China's third largest beverage company — it sells soda, juice and other bottled drinks. The name means laughing children. Zong Qing Hou is now the richest man in China, according to Bloomberg's billionaire's index. He founded Wahaha 25 years ago, with a $22,000 loan.

For a close read of President Obama's acceptance speech, Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne talk to NPR White House Correspondent Scott Horsley, Health Policy Correspondent Julie Rovner, and Business Correspondent Yuki Noguchi. We're checking meanings behind some of the phrases, as we did with Mitt Romney's speech one week ago.

Ann Dunham's fight with an insurance company before her death in 1995 is under scrutiny once more. And this time, a few words may tell a different tale.

Job growth was weak — yet another sign that the sluggish economy continues to struggle to produce jobs.

The designation may make it more difficult for the Haqqanis to raise money. It also may further damage relations between the U.S. and Pakistan. American officials have accused Pakistani intelligence services of supporting the Haqqanis.