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Sure, there are some in Washington hoping to enrich themselves with federal contracts and to corruptly influence policy, but many are drawn, as one resident says, to make the world a better place.

U.S. GDP shrank in the first few months of the year, but the economy may be sturdier than it looks.

New York will no longer require masks in most indoor public settings, but they will still be required in schools and health care facilities. Several other states have made similar moves this week.

The world will see mass migration, destabilized countries and starving people in the next 12 to 18 months without billions of dollars more funding, the U.N. World Food Program chief warned.

The legislation expands a popular child tax credit and applies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for corporations.

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming president shift the priorities of agencies that are key to public health.

A new study points out success stories — and potential obstacles — to bringing vaccines to the world's children.

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Dr. Ron Cook of Lubbock, Texas, about the measles outbreak in his state – and what the Lubbock Health Department is doing to try to control it.

Homicides are falling dramatically in many U.S. cities, after a surge in 2020 and 2021. Analysts say a reinvestment in communities from local government after the pandemic's disruption is a key reason.

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis — and concerns about a reported increase in suicides.