Recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag.

The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures views of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople.

Accuracy and availability of NPR transcripts may vary. Transcript text may be revised to correct errors or match updates to audio. Audio on npr.org may be edited after its original broadcast or ...

More than 1,700 measles cases have been confirmed so far in the U.S. this year. As measles continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about whether the country will retain ...

The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate.

President Donald Trump’s maximalist demands on Iran are making the chances of US intervention more likely.