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McDonald's is one of the nation's largest employers of low-wage workers. And because it's everywhere, it's a great place to test the effects of minimum wage laws.

So, is the notion of Dr. Amy Acton as a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate realistic?

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Alastair Gale, of The Wall Street Journal, who is based in Tokyo, on the tenth anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear crisis.

Last week's warm weather was a tease of spring, giving rise to thoughts of budding flowers, longer days and for some, the anticipation of summer camp....

Vaccine maker Novavax is waiting for its COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the U.K., and is hopeful that U.S. approval will follow. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Novavax CEO Stanley Erck.

As scientists around the world in early 2020 hustled to understand the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, a link emerged between COVID-19 and decreased sense...

President Biden wants to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal that his predecessor pulled out of. It's at a standstill, but analysts say the Biden administration can make gestures to bring Iran to the table.

As kids whose parents worked full time, Corina Ulloa and Brenda Ulloa Martinez spent a lot of time looking after one another in their Los Angeles neighborhood. Corina said it made them who they are.

As coronavirus shutdowns and shortages rolled across the country in March 2020, it became clear there weren't enough face masks to help protect...

Hoxworth Blood Center and Community Blood Center are no longer collecting convalescent plasma from people who had COVID-19. Both agencies say there's...