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The childhood obesity epidemic rages on in the United States, with a big surge among the youngest kids, according to the latest government data.

Scientists say the vaccine would prevent outbreaks on the scale of 2013's in West Africa. Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

The rapidly spreading variant was identified in retests of samples that were taken on Nov. 19 and 23 in the Netherlands, according to a Dutch health agency.

At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday. Police who responded said they found no evidence of explosives on the lawmakers' properties.

The president's record on keeping his campaign promises over the last four years: 47 percent, according to the watchdog PolitiFact. A boon to Obama's promise-keeping came from the passage of big-name programs like the economic stimulus package and the education program Race to the Top.

David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas about Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee closing their investigation in the Russia election influence probe.

Violent protests in Iran are continuing since they began six days ago. They're highlighting economic problems and the question of what impact U.S. sanctions have on Iranians.

The Israeli military says that it has not hit any hospitals, but medical facilities are on its radar because it says Hamas is hiding in tunnels underneath medical facilities in Gaza.

Police in Youngstown, Ohio have received more than a dozen calls in the past three weeks about raccoons acting strangely. The state Department of Natural Resources says the animals were likely suffering from distemper, not rabies. The viral disease causes coughing, tremors, and seizures and leads raccoons to lose their fear of humans.

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.