Dan Ronan

The government survey says now about one in every 11 adults said they are currently smoking.

In the 1960s, 42 percent of adults said they smoked.

The rate has been gradually dropping.

The new rate is now 9 percent.

The CDC said cigarette smoking is a risk factor for heart disease, strokes, and a wide variety of cancers and is considered the leading cause of preventable death.

President Trump Friday issued an executive order aimed once again at trying to revamp the number of routine childhood vaccinations.

NPR's Rob Stein reports.

The NTSB is taking the lead on the investigation into Friday morning's deadly bus crash on Interstate 95 near Washington, D.C.

Five people died.

At least 34 others were injured.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi defended her handling of the files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a closed-door congressional hearing.

NPR's Ava Berger has more.

President Trump met with advisers Friday for two hours, but no decision has been made yet whether or not to move forward on a possible extension of the existing ceasefire with Iran.

Trump has said a possible deal would restart negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, as NPR's Greg Myrie reports, Israel's military action in southern Lebanon continues.

The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district has been sentenced to two years in prison related to his unlawful status in the country.

Iowa Public Radio's Isabella Liu reports Ian Roberts was arrested by ICE last September.

In a late Friday night release, the White House physician disclosed the selected results of President Trump's physical that took place last Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.