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Little over a week after the government said the economy has begun to grow, the unemployment rate climbed to 10.2 percent, the first time it has hit double digits since 1983. That, along with the loss of an additional 190,000 jobs in October, shows the economy is still struggling to emerge from recession.

Physician assistants, like Jim Love, and nurse practitioners can prescribe medicine, and many operate almost completely independently of physician supervision. And unlike physicians in primary care, the number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners is on the rise.

From documentaries to artistic projects, NPR has collected some of our favorite ways to celebrate the Earth and think about what we can do to protect its flora and fauna.

The magnitude 5.9 temblor was the strongest of more than 40 significant aftershocks that have followed last week's devastating earthquake. It was not immediately clear whether it caused more damage or injuries.

An NPR News Investigation has found that Massey Energy had nine coal mines with high injury rates last year, in addition to the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia where 29 miners died last week. Four Massey mines had injury rates more than twice the national rate in 2009.

National elections to select a new Parliament in Iraq have already been marked by violence. Bombs rocked Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 12 people amid early voting. As Sunday's main voting approaches, here's a preview of the election and what's at stake.

A family who fled the northern city of Chernihiv resettled in western Ukraine. Four weeks after they escaped, they're adjusting to a quieter normal life and dealing with their traumas.

Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area while the National Weather Service's Sacramento office warned of "potentially historic rain."

A court dismissed the No. 1-ranked tennis player's challenge to cancel his visa. Djokovic, who hoped to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated, said he was "extremely disappointed."

The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984, but growth was tempered by successive waves of the pandemic.