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Following an investigation by Kaiser Health News and NPR, the Food and Drug Administration has moved to close a loophole that lets drugmakers skip pediatric testing of drugs to treat rare diseases.

In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.

The Gates Foundation has released projections showing the impact on new cases of HIV and issues like child mortality if there's a global drop in foreign aid.

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos visited North Korea in August to understand what they really mean when they talk about nuclear war. He found that nuclear weapons are an essential part of their society.

Wealthy Orange County, Calif., has growing homelessness and opioid problems. A new pool of state money is targeting those issues, but a bigger investment is likely needed.

Irma tore through the U.S. Virgin Islands, leaving thousands displaced and billions of dollars of property destroyed. Gov. Kenneth Mapp of the U.S. Virgin Islands talks about the recovery efforts.

President Trump is engaged in a campaign to build support for a tax overhaul. It includes meeting with Democratic leaders. The details of a tax plan, though, are still weeks away.

After denying a deal earlier, Trump said he and Democratic leaders were "working on a plan" to protect DREAMers but later created confusion over whether his hoped-for border wall would be part of it.

Flooding in Houston and utility outages led to belches of fumes from refineries and other industrial sites. Residents of a region already struggling with air pollution wonder: Is it safe to breathe?

An operation is underway for Irma survivors in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Florida gets a visit from President Trump, who displayed more bipartisanship after another meeting with Democratic leaders.