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A new report shows tuberculosis was one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide in 2015, and that the United Nations health body is not on track to meet its goals for reducing deaths from the disease.

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

Many of the cost factors that people think are the most important pale in comparison to those that actually are. Mismanagement and fraud top the list. New technologies and treatments are low. Most people think beneficiaries pay their own way or have prepaid for care, neither of which is the the case.

Airbus, the second-largest aircraft-maker, says that in 20 years China will overtake the U.S. as the world's top aviation market. The estimates are similar to projections issued by Airbus' bigger rival, Boeing, earlier this year.

An NPR reporter takes an early mountain trip up one of New York's Adirondack mountains. (This piece originally aired July 6, 2022, on All Things Considered.)

A recent study from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America ranks seven Florida counties among the top 20 "allergy capitals" across the country.

The last time the U.S. ranked No. 1 in a key economic index was 2008. Key issues cited in the 2016 report: America's problems with its infrastructure, health and primary education systems.

Since its founding in 2021, Moms for Liberty has amassed vigorous support from some conservatives who support its efforts to target references to race and LGBTQ+ identity in schools across the country.

Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered "vague talk" in briefing about the long-term strategy for Venezuela.

The reduction is at the center of a standoff between the state’s top political power players over what form tax reductions should take.

Summer is hot in Rio, but this is hotter than normal. Mercury could top 107 degrees. And the record heat is triggering alerts and safety warnings.

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

Guests for Sundial, Monday, February 5, 2018Brendan Byrne, space reporter at WMFE in Orlando. The host of the podcast "Are We There Yet?"Tim Cerio is a…

Editor's note: This is a pre-recorded episode.In this episode of The Florida Roundup, we discuss what's ahead for Floridians in the new year. POLITICAL…

03/10/16 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with Haitian-American novelist and short story author Edwidge Danticat. Her acclaimed 2008 book, “Brother,…

Because of a Halloween boost, "Thriller" helps Jackson hit some major chart milestones.

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is pushing a bill looking to keep insurrectionists out of office. Plus, Palm Beach County farmers are losing ground to developers. And a UM researcher decided to look at the impact of psychedelics on health during the pandemic.

FRIED CHICKEN with a lemongrass soy marinade© 2016 All rights reserved by Norman & Janet Van AkenThis is a fairly complex recipe but the results are well…

The IOC has condemned Indian police for their treatment of the country's top wrestlers, who accuse a lawmaker of sexual harassment. (Story aired on All Things Considered on 6/7/23.)

The first debate of the 2016 presidential campaign season is Thursday, Aug. 6. With so many Republican candidates trying to get on stage, what should voters be looking for?