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To help fight rising rates of inactivity, a physiologist argues that doctors should write prescriptions for exercise for inactive patients.

A summer peach is a seasonal treat, but why are they so hard to find for the rest of the year? As it turns out, that fuzzy, thin skin might be partially to blame for the fruit's finicky reputation.

Massive crowds of young people showed up in cities across the country Wednesday. Some undocumented immigrants can now apply for temporary legal status. In Chicago, overwhelmed organizers turned away potential applicants. Guest host Jacki Lyden talks with the Chicago Tribune's Antonio Olivo and 23 year-old undocumented immigrant, Evelyn Rivera.

There's been another increase in the area of the lower 48 states suffering "exceptional" drought conditions.

A review of Five Guys was auto-tuned and finding success on the Internet.

Oksana Marafioti spent her childhood touring with her Roma family, a traveling Gypsy ensemble. At 15, life changed drastically when they moved to the U.S. In her memoir, American Gypsy, she recounts her journey from the stages of Siberia to a magnet school in Hollywood.

Overall, baby boomers are optimistic about their health and future, according to a 2012 survey by The National Council on Aging, United Health Care and USA Today. But many are unsure about how to pay for long-term care, medical bills and other health costs.

What could be worse than a ruptured pipeline of crude oil? A ruptured pipeline of tar sands oil — a thick, sticky substance. Cleanup of a 2010 spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River took much longer and was far harder than anyone had anticipated. It's now a cautionary tale for people in the middle of the new Keystone pipeline's path.

The Pew Research Center's latest national poll shows significant declines for nine of 13 news organizations it tests.

Some early investors were allowed to sell, driving the stock price to historic lows.