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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with San Francisco Chronicle reporter Melody Gutierrez about the shortage of special security paper used for birth and death certificates in California.

Tesla says the Model X is the safest and fastest SUV in history. Among its notable features are the "Falcon Wing doors" that lift upward instead of swinging outward — and a price upward of $130,000.

Health care workers are anxious that Zika is spreading across the country undetected — and worry that the system is ill-equipped to deal with severe birth defects.

A national survey finds that U.S. mothers are having their first child later than ever — it's a 45-year trend. The big reason seems to be a steady drop in the number of teen moms.

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

The FDA says tacos, tamales and other foods made with corn masa flour can now be fortified with folic acid. The move is aimed at reducing severe brain defects in babies born to Hispanic women.

In the latest conversation marking the centenary of the Pulitzers, NPR's Scott Simon asks Gregory Pardlo what it means for a poet to win the prize and how it affects his poetry.

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

An epidemiologist says the island has been lucky so far, but needs to stop the virus at its source — where mosquitoes breed.

The spy agency can glean all sorts of information. But it's a double-edged sword because CIA employees may have left a detailed digital trail before they joined the agency.