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Danica Roem of Virginia became the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/11/07/562679573/election-of-transgender-lawmaker-in-virginia-makes-history" data-key="31">first out trans person</a> to be elected to a state legislature.

Transgender Rights Lead NPR's Top LGBTQ Stories of 2017

From so-called "bathroom bills" to a teen wrestling champion, 2017 saw transgender rights surge to the forefront of public consciousness.

For the third year in a row, the percentage of companies that offer high-deductible plans as the sole health insurance option will decline in 2020, according to a survey of large employers by the National Business Group on Health.

Firms Seeking Top Workers Find They Can't Offer Only High-Deductible Health Plans

Big firms are again offering more generous health plans alongside or instead of policies with sky-high deductibles. Why? They need to do so to stay competitive and recruit top talent.

A chile-rubbed pork taco is topped with french fries in the Merced market in Mexico City. The taco costs 10 pesos — less than 50 cents. Cheap, high-calorie food is contributing to Mexico's obesity problem.

Pork Tacos Topped With Fries: Fuel For Mexico's Diabetes Epidemic

Mexico knows how to fight infectious diseases. Tackling a chronic condition like diabetes is a new — and daunting — challenge.

People, most of them unemployed, line up March 19 at a popular Itaborai, Brazil, restaurant where they can have lunch for about 30 cents. The Petrobras refinery and processing plant on the outskirts of town has been shut down; tens of thousands are now out of work in the area.

Huge Scandal At Top Of Petrobras Trickles Down, With Devastating Effect

Tens of thousands of people are suffering after losing their jobs in the wake of wide-scale corruption at Brazil's state oil company. Scores of politicians and executives have been implicated.

A vehicle hit by a missile burns outside the Baghdad International Airport, where U.S. airstrikes killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Trump.

Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader?

The strike against Qassem Soleimani raises thorny legal questions — and experts disagree over whether the U.S. had the legal authority to do it.

Sen. Ted Cruz's anti-Obamacare strategy seemed to fall flat Tuesday with many of his fellow Senate Republicans.

Countdown To Shutdown: 6 Days

Six days before the federal government is due to shut down, Sen. Ted Cruz's fellow GOP colleagues indicated they weren't prepared to follow his lead in the anti-Obamacare fight.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a compromise.

Top Democrats Back Off Demands For Larger COVID-19 Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are breaking from their demand for more than $2 trillion in coronavirus relief spending to move toward a compromise.

3M agrees to pay $6 billion to service members for faulty earplugs

3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to vets and service members who suffered hearing loss due to faulty earplugs. The quarter million people who filed claims must decide if they'll join the settlement.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn speaks during a protest of the outcome of the 2020 presidential election outside the Supreme Court in December 2020. Flynn has been subpoenaed by a select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 6 panel issues new wave of subpoenas for ex-Trump officials

Six Trump allies, including Michael Flynn and John Eastman, were issued subpoenas tied to their efforts "to overturn the results of the 2020 election," the panel said.

Also: It's time to pause for Veterans Day.

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