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The cancer risk is linked to exposure to toxins at ground zero. But the group is also more likely than the general public to survive, perhaps because of the comprehensive care they receive.

Welles Crowther was killed while saving people during the attacks. The 24-year-old was a former volunteer fireman who worked as an equities trader on South Tower's 104th floor.

Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz, the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is credited for transforming Hamburg when he was the city's mayor.

In rural areas, hospitals and clinics are worried they'll be left short if staff quit rather than get COVID-19 vaccines required by the Biden administration's new mandate.

This week in 1971, Disney World opened to visitors. Walt Disney secretly acquired 40 square miles of land and unveiled his plans that would reshape the theme park industry and central Florida.

Scott Simon speaks with Claire Luchette about their debut novel, "Agatha of Little Neon." It's the story of four young nuns who are reassigned to a half-way house in Rhode Island.

Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC director Rochelle Walensky agreed with a unanimous decision of a team of advisers that the benefits outweigh the risks.

It's been two years since the heads of most leading economies met in person. "We can finally look at the future with great — or with some — optimism," said Italy's Mario Draghi, the summit host.

President Biden's meeting with the pope is a fairly recent tradition for U.S. presidents. His meeting will mark the 31st time a U.S. president has met with the leader of the Catholic Church.

When the Taliban took over, predictions were made that the country's health care system would collapse. That's no longer just a forecast, says Dr. Paul Spiegel after his five-week mission there.