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Nephrologist Mitchell Lunn (left) and OB-GYN Juno Obedin-Maliver want to hear about the health issues on the minds of members the LGBTQ community.

San Francisco Doctors Tap App For Nationwide LGBT Health Study

Researchers at University of California, San Francisco, are looking to an app for help in collecting health information from people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.

Law enforcement personnel take cover Friday afternoon after cornering two escaped prisoners off of Route 30 in Malone, N.Y. One prisoner, Richard Matt, was shot dead by law enforcement. Authorities were still searching for escapee David Sweat late Friday night.

Police Shoot, Kill Escaped New York Convict

Law enforcement officials killed Richard Matt in Franklin County, N.Y. The other escapee, David Sweat, is still at large. The two men broke out of the Clinton Correctional Facility June 6.

Kentucky Will Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Starting Today

Gov. Steve Beshear has told the state’s county clerks to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, after today's Supreme Court ruling.

Ivy Taylor was initially appointed as interim mayor of San Antonio, following Julian Castro's departure to serve in the Obama administration. She won reelection on June 13, 2015. (Facebook)

A Conversation With San Antonio's First Black Female Mayor

Ivy Taylor took the oath of office this week. She won reelection after serving as interim mayor since last summer.

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers the eulogy for South Carolina state senator and Rev. Clementa Pinckney during Pinckney's funeral service June 26, 2015 in Charleston, South Carolina. Suspected shooter Dylann Roof, 21, is accused of killing nine people on June 17th during a prayer meeting in the church, which is one of the nation's oldest black churches in Charleston. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Obama Delivers Rousing Eulogy For Rev. Pinckney

The president received enthusiastic applause and several standing ovations from the crowd of more than 5,000 mourners.

The favorite hat of Harry Bollinger, 88, a World War II Navy veteran who was a participant in secret military experiments that exposed him to mustard gas, causing long-term health problems.

How NPR Located More Veterans Exposed To Mustard Gas Than The VA

NPR Researcher Barbara Van Woerkom used documents and public databases to find 1,200 vets who participated in World War II secret chemical experiments. The Department of Veterans Affairs found 610.

Religious Institutions Fear Same-Sex Marriage Could Affect Tax Exemptions

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rick Scarborough, founder of the conservative Christian organization Vision America, about what the Supreme Court's ruling on same-sex marriage means for religious institutions.

President Obama Delivers Eulogy At Funeral For Rev. Clementa Pinckney

President Obama delivered the eulogy Friday at the funeral of Rev. Pinckney in Charleston, S.C., Friday. The state senator was killed last Wednesday in the shooting at a historic black church.

Valley Roundup - June 26th, 2015

Welcome to Valley Roundup, a review of the top news stories in the valley in the past week. Aspen lost one of its first cultural architects when novelist…

Gay rights advocates John Lewis (left), and his spouse Stuart Gaffney kiss across the street from City Hall in San Francisco, on Friday following a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that same-sex couples have the right to marry nationwide.

Supreme Court Changes Face Of Marriage In Historic Ruling

The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, setting off celebrations nationwide. Opponents — and justices' incensed dissents — suggest the fight isn't over.

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