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They're activist and advocates from Brazil, Colombia, India, Kenya, Lesotho and the U.S. We wanted to know: How do they stay positive in the face of the world's many problems and woes?

To help make refugees feel at home, one woman in Charlottesville created an organization where volunteers become neighbors and, ultimately, friends.

A new NPR/Marist poll found that 94 percent of American workers think it's unlikely they would lose jobs to automation. At a New Jersey warehouse, many workers say they're confident in their future.

Health insurers say rising medical costs are to blame for insurance premium increases, and that the administration dropped the ball on getting enough cost controls into the new health law.

A report from the Bipartisan Policy Center suggests that seniors should start paying more for Medicare to help the nation's deficit. It also wants the government to check the growth of both Medicare and Medicaid programs in the future.

The new health law may threaten the future of hundreds of thousands of health insurance brokers. But many brokers are convinced their services are worth the fees lawmakers have blamed for driving up health costs.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a likely GOP contender for the White House in 2012, filed a brief supporting a challenge to the overhaul in a Florida court. It could be a preview of his stump speech.

A look at eight areas of the U.S. finds that some high-priced hospitals are getting the upper hand with insurers. San Francisco's average inpatient payment rate was more than twice the rate for Medicare.

An analysis of Medicare data finds many cancer patients are getting aggressive care toward the end of life. The intensive approach might not be best for them and adds to the drain on Medicare's budget.

Insurance companies often are blamed for rising health costs, but hospitals also play a role. One California health care chain has so much clout that it dictates what insurance companies pay for its services.