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The blaze is still far from contained, but officials feel as if they're making gains. And the weather is cooperating today. Temperatures are cooler and winds are calmer.

In its opinion, the court said that for constitutional purposes, the individual mandate is a tax. But for the purpose of the Anti-Injunction Act, it is not a tax. How can that be?

Knitters who gather on the social networking site Ravelry.com had been asked to cease and desist by the U.S. Olympics Committee because of the name of their competitions. Now they're calling them "The Ravellenic Games."

Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Affordable Care Act. The scene outside the court as the decision was unveiled was lively and impassioned.

In Colorado, there is some optimism amid the ruins of hundreds of homes destroyed by a wildfire. Since Saturday, the Waldo Canyon fire has scorched an area about four miles wide by seven miles long. The weather Thursday has improved for fire crews.

The Supreme Court's ruling that upholds the federal health law leaves many states prepared to implement the Affordable Care Act. The ruling also made an expansion of Medicaid optional for states. NPR's Julie Rovner talks to Audie Cornish what the decision will mean for states.

Melissa Block talks with George Washington University Law professor Jeffrey Rosen about Chief Justice John Roberts' role in upholding the Affordable Care Act. Chief Justice Roberts cast the deciding vote and wrote the majority opinion.

Congressional Republicans promised to continue efforts to repeal the federal health care law, in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's unexpected validation of it.

It's a big hit for the international soccer star who had looked forward to playing on his home turf.

One of the outstanding programs coming to the 89.9 WWNO lineup on July 23rd is the mid-day news magazine Here and Now — hosted by Hall-of-Fame Boston…