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U.S. employers added 531,000 new jobs as the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%. Millions of would-be workers are still on the sidelines, though, leaving the pace of the recovery in doubt.

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Leana Wen about reopening schools safely, and how that approach would change if in-person school instruction was treated as an essential service.

Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.

For only the second time, Russia used a new ballistic missile that it says flies at 10 times the speed of sound and is unstoppable by air defenses.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Washington Post reporter Rachel Kurzius about "Heated Rivalry," the romance series about hockey players falling in love. The finale is streaming now.

After a tough financial year for the beauty industry, salons are seeing a much welcome boost in bookings now that more adults in the U.S. are vaccinated.

Fox News host Jesse Watters is facing blowback for using violent rhetoric to explain how citizen journalists should confront Dr. Anthony Fauci in the hopes of going viral.

Despite the Supreme Court striking down a vaccine-or-test rule for private employers, the workwear retailer is moving ahead with a mandate. The decision has fueled an outcry among some conservatives.

The Department of Homeland Security is increasing its presence along the U.S.-Mexican border. But qualifications for border patrol agents are tough, and recruiters struggle to meet their quotas. Those who do complete training at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in New Mexico often leave for greener pastures. Carrie Kahn reports.