Louise Schiavone

As NPR's Maria Aspin reports, the Dow continues its climb.

A federal vaccine advisory committee has voted to end a long-standing recommendation that all U.S.

babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born.

Now a CDC panel is recommending the birth dose only for babies whose mothers test positive.

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A costume worn by Will Ferrell in the Christmas movie Elf sold for more than $300,000 at a British-based auction house.

Vicki Barker reports.

For the first time in 10 years, the state of Florida has opened the door to legally hunt the Florida black bear.

172 permits have been issued.

Each hunter is limited to one bear.

More than 160,000 people applied.

Critics appealed to the state to call it off, and multiple permits went to those who opposed the hunt with no intention of using them.

The Florida black bear population is considered one of the state's conservation success stories.

having grown from just several hundred bears in the 1970s to about more than 4,000 today.

Celebrated architect Frank Gehry has died at the age of 96.

Gehry's world-class designs include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, and Facebook's Northern California headquarters.

I'm Louise Schiavone, NPR News.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone.

Federal immigration agents have made dozens of arrests in New Orleans this week.

The city is the latest target of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.