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New Jobs Numbers: Has Economic Recovery Reached A Tipping Point?

The economy added 288,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent. NPR's Marilyn Geewax and The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy discuss the latest jobs report.

Russian official Alexander Torshin, appearing in Moscow in 2016, was sanctioned by the U.S. government in April, suspending years of travel back to 2009 during which he cultivated ties with American conservatives.

Documents Reveal How Russian Official Courted Conservatives In U.S. Since 2009

President Trump and Sarah Palin were among figures on the right targeted by outreach from Alexander Torshin, a Russian official recently sanctioned by the U.S., according to documents obtained by NPR.

President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney at tonight's debate in Boca Raton, Fla.

In Final Debate: Some Sparks, But Also Points Of Agreement

President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney met this evening for the last of their three debates before the Nov. 6 election. The focus was on foreign policy.

Kenji Lopez-Alt is managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column "The Food Lab," and a columnist for <em>Cooking Light.</em> His first book is <em>The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science.</em>

A Kitchen Science Savant Shares His Secrets In 'The Food Lab'

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.

Vaccine-makers are readying 190 million doses of the flu vaccine for deployment across the U.S. this fall — 20 million more doses than in a typical year. A nasal spray version will be available, as well as shots.

2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season

With the flu season looming, public health officials urge nearly all Americans over 6 months old to get immunized starting next month. Strategize now to avoid getting the flu while COVID-19 is raging.

Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation's 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth.

Some hospitals rake in high profits while their patients are loaded with medical debt

Across the U.S., many hospitals have become wealthy, even as their bills force patients to make gut-wrenching sacrifices. This pattern is especially stark for health care systems in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Karen Read, right, smiles as defense attorney David Yannetti, front left, speaks to reporters in front of Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., after the judge declared a mistrial on Monday.

Karen Read's high-drama murder trial ended with a hung jury. Here's what to know

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.

Lt. Craig Stotts at the Twin Falls Police Department on April 6, 2023.

What could make a hoax call reporting a school shooting worse? Social media

NPR has documented an alarming pattern of hoax school shooting calls across the country. Now another pattern has emerged: bad actors using these moments to spread misinformation online.

Paige Bueckers is the 1st pick in the WNBA draft

Some of the biggest stars in women's basketball started their pro careers at Monday's WNBA draft. Jesse Washington from ESPN's Andscape talks about No. 1 pick Paige Beuckers and more.

Unemployment Claims Fall To Lowest Level Since Pandemic's Start

Claims are still high by historical standards, but it's a sign of slow healing from the worst crisis since the Great Depression. Fed Chair Jerome Powell reflected on that earlier Thursday with NPR.

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