On today's podcast: Health care is a major point of contention… separating the candidates for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District. The Aspen City Council could have a vacancy next year. The public is pushing back on a Trump administration move to allow more motorized vehicles in national forests.

Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.

With Election Day just a few weeks away — and millions of votes already cast — midterm polls are everywhere. While polling can be a helpful tool to understand the electorate, it's not a crystal ball.

Nearly 200 independent candidates in more than 100 congressional races are trying to prove there's an alternative to the two party system — even though the chance of winning is very low.

Voters in Massachusetts will decide whether to require cities and towns to allow smaller homes on smaller lots. A growing number of states are doing the same to help ease a housing shortage.

Coral reefs are facing increasing threats around the globe. But on a remote Pacific island, scientists have found that reefs can get help from a surprising ally: seabirds.

DNA left on a protective painting cover helped investigators recover two stolen Renoirs and uncover what they suspected were preparations for another art heist, a French prosecutor said Monday.