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Roughly 265,000 U.S. kids entered foster care last year — the highest number since 2008. Officials say the abuse of heroin or prescription painkillers by more parents is one reason for the increase.

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim has a new documentary about Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who stood up to the Taliban. Host Renee Montagne talks with Malala and Guggenheim.

Responding to a flood of interest, the Vatican says the private meeting shouldn't be seen as an endorsement of all of Davis' views.

The Labor Department says employers added 142,000 jobs last month, and hiring in July and August was revised lower. The jobless rate remained 5.1 percent as more Americans stopped looking for work.

Some critics say the new documentary about the Nobel laureate is inspiring but doesn't offer enough candid moments. Fortunately, Malala herself is very open — and funny — on the talk show circuit.

Residents of North Carolina's "Stroke Belt" headed out with cameras to document why the area is notorious for high rates of heart disease and stroke. They aim to come up with community solutions.

The exhaust plume left by the booster, which was carrying a Mexican satellite into orbit, left some strange and interesting patterns in the morning sky.

The school district revised its numbers down 2 to 3 percentage points for every year dating back to 2011.

The James Zadroga 9/11 Health Compensation Act, a law that provides medical monitoring and treatment for Sept. 11 first responders, expired midnight…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he’s already making preparations, in case Hurricane Joaquin hits New York full force in the coming days.Cuomo says…