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Recent studies suggest we're not witnessing the dawn of a new gig economy. What accounts for the resilience of traditional employment?

What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data show a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

Kaiilash Satyarthi came to Washington to encourage the U.S. government to fight for the freedom of child laborers.

In Alabama, voters head to the polls Tuesday in a primary for U.S. Senate. The race is to fill a seat long occupied by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Too much bacon, or too few nuts, can influence the risk of death from heart disease and Type 2 diabetes, a study finds. Nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes were linked to diet.

The orange vegetable helps us see — but that's different from improving our vision. That said, carrots are part of a diet designed for eye health.

Silicon Valley is known as the nation's tech hub, but decades ago New Jersey had that distinction. The state was once home to Thomas Edison's lab and Bell Labs, the home of Nobel laureates.

With 40 percent of the nation's coal, Wyoming is by far the largest coal-producing state. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the future of coal production with energy economist Robert Godby.

If the projections are correct and the Conservatives lose their majority, May could remain prime minister. But it would require a coalition with other parties.