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Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007 — rising by 5.2 percent. The poverty rate has declined, and more people have health insurance, the Census Bureau says.

It has been a common belief that low-emissions vehicles, like hybrids and electric cars, are more expensive than other choices. But researchers at MIT have found otherwise.

Video games are big business with high stakes for pro players. To help perform better, personal trainers are tailoring their services for gamers. Routines including yoga, weight lifting and cardio.

A state judge ruled Wednesday that New York City health officials can enforce a requirement for chain restaurants to inform consumers which menu items have more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nora Besansky, a professor of biology specializing in mosquitoes, about what would happen if mosquitoes were eradicated.

The route by which thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants headed from Greece to northern Europe is now closed, leaving thousands stranded at the Macedonian border.

French police have targeted and fired tear gas on makeshift homes where 3,500 refugees live in Calais. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to aid worker Clare Moseley from Care4Calais about the scene.

The Obama administration is expected soon to decide whether to increase the number of salaried workers eligible for overtime pay. The move could mean more…

Updated: 5:43 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is shaking up the city’s health department after an internal probe found supervisors made “detrimental mistakes” and treated staff unfairly, the mayor’s office announced Tuesday. As part of the overhaul, Health Director Merle Gordon has been reassigned to a new job overseeing population health initiatives. Brian Kimball, the city’s environment commissioner, will run the daily operations of the department, which is at the forefront of Cleveland’s coronavirus response.

With about two and half months left for people to return census forms, Cleveland has the lowest response rate among the nation’s largest cities. Currently, just under 47 percent of city residents have completed their forms, putting Cleveland at 68th out of 68 cities with a population of 300,000 or more.