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Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.

We hear a lot about the big-ticket weapons the West is shipping to Ukraine. But Ukraine is also fighting effectively with a weapon it can buy off-the-shelf and is small enough to hold in one hand.

During a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues.

The U.S. plans to take in at least 10,000 refugees but only about 1,300 have been resettled. Steve Inskeep talks to Anne Richard, assistant secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration.

When New York increased its cigarette tax, smoking rates declined. California's proposed increase of $2 a pack may, too, say researchers. The higher the tax, the more likely people are to quit.

Their tax plans are mirror images, in some ways. Trump's calls for substantial cuts in tax rates with savings to the wealthiest households, while Clinton's sets out to raise taxes on the very wealthy.

The forecast comes from the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But here's why some other disease specialists are highly skeptical.

The CDC's planning guidance for states includes multiple scenarios for the rollout of a vaccine this year, including possibly having a limited number of doses available in October and November.

The pound was long the symbol of Britain's economic might. The chaos surrounding Brexit, the country's 2016 decision to leave the European Union, has sent the currency falling sharply.

President Trump downplayed the severity of head injuries sustained by American troops in Iraq. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David Cifu of VCU about combat-related traumatic brain injuries.