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For decades, youth employment was down. But now the labor market is stretched thin and young people are working again.

New research shows a big increase in children taking melatonin to help with sleep. Pediatricians warn the long-term effects of the hormone supplement aren't known.

Around 600,000 people in the state will now have access to low-cost health insurance. The change will particularly benefit people in poor, rural areas.

The farmers are protesting over low wages and foreign competition, among other things. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal tried to address their grievances in parliament but protests are expected to go on.

Capitol Hill is rife with divisions over how to address the crisis at the border. A security deal regarding the border is on the verge of imploding on Capitol Hill.

In 2023, unions added 139,000 members, but the share of the U.S. workforce that's unionized declined from the year before due to even faster growth in nonunion jobs.

President Biden is using one of former President Donald Trump's favorite insults against him, pointedly calling him a loser.

Turnout for the Nevada presidential primaries was low but Republican and Democratic voters still had a lot to say.

Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Smith tonight using nitrogen hypoxia — a method that has never been tested.

The House Oversight Committee is preparing to convene its first hearing on an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. There are some big differences between this inquiry and past impeachment cases.

Sesame Workshop has new resources for kids affected by the opioid epidemic, featuring videos explaining addiction and treatment. (This first aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 4, 2023.)

The U.S. has destroyed the last of its stockpile of sarin nerve agent, fulfilling a decades-old obligation.

The world's longest road race happens each year in Queens, where participants run around and around the same block for a distance of more than 3,000 miles.

To honor the dads in our lives for Father's Day, we're sharing some of the best life advice our listeners ever got from their dads.

Iranian authorities are cracking down on mourners as they try to memorialize their loved ones who were killed in last month's protests.

Remember that big recall of deli meat last year? Food safety experts say its more likely to happen more often after job cuts to FDA, USDA and CDC.

Emergency officials in Louisiana are warning residents to take the threat of Francine seriously as the strong tropical system is set to come ashore on Wednesday. Heavy rains, high winds are concerns.

The change is driven by improved perceptions of China and declining views of the United States.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced tough questions in front of a jury in the country's first trial about whether social media is addictive and harming young people.

Every four years, the Winter Olympics help curling clubs in the U.S. recruit new members.