Construction workers reported the most standing and physical work in the most recent federal survey of occupational health. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images Construction workers reported the most standing and physical work in the most recent federal survey of occupational health. Westend61/Getty Images The standing desk is having a moment among office

A firefighter stands on the roof of a house submerged in mud and rocks Wednesday in Montecito, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A firefighter stands on the roof of a house submerged in mud and rocks Wednesday in Montecito, Calif. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Rescue efforts continue in Santa Barbara

At a secluded retreat center outside Austin, about a dozen, mostly middle-aged women are gathered in a quiet conference room. Some huddle under blankets to ward off the chill from an unusual Texas cold spell. Abby Johnson founded the anti-abortion group And Then There Were None after leaving her job running a Planned Parenthood clinic

French President Emmanuel Macron kisses Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at Paris’ city hall after his inauguration last May. Another French female mayor told her local council members in December she would not longer greet them with the traditional two-cheek kiss but with a handshake. Charles Platiau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charles Platiau/AFP/Getty Images French

A Louisiana teacher questioned whether the school’s superintendent should receive a raise. Then, she was ushered out of a school board meeting and handcuffed. The dramatic arrest on Monday – which was caught on video – has drawn outrage in the U.S. and beyond. The Vermilion Parish school board offices were locked down on Tuesday

In December at the Seoul Railway Station in South Korea, a man walks by a TV report about North Korea’s missile launch with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. On Wednesday, Trump and Moon spoke by phone and Trump expressed openness to U.S.-North Korea talks “at the appropriate time,

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio helped President Trump during his 2016 campaign — and now he wants to help him in Washington. Brian Snyder/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Brian Snyder/Reuters Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio helped President Trump during his 2016 campaign — and now he wants to help him in Washington. Brian

Researchers are working on a new way to deliver anti-HIV drugs. A six-pointed device (artist’s rendering, above) folds up to fit inside a capsule. One swallowed, the capsule dissolves and the device opens up and slowly dispenses the medication. Partners Healthcare / Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Partners Healthcare / Screenshot by NPR

South Korea’s Unification Minister Cho Myung-gyun, left, shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son Gwon after their meeting at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday. AFP Photo / Korea pool/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP Photo / Korea pool/AFP/Getty Images South Korea’s Unification Minister

These large capsules, which can be swallowed, measure three different gases as they traverse the gastrointestinal tract. Courtesy of Peter T. Clarke/RMIT University hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Peter T. Clarke/RMIT University These large capsules, which can be swallowed, measure three different gases as they traverse the gastrointestinal tract. Courtesy of Peter T. Clarke/RMIT

Updated at 1 p.m. ET The Trump administration says it will end the temporary protected status that has allowed some 200,000 natives of El Salvador to live in the U.S. without fear of deportation for nearly 17 years, the Department of Homeland Security says. In announcing the designation’s end, DHS Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen also

Pfizer said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images Pfizer said it would be abandoning its neuroscience development programs and allocating its spending elsewhere. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images Pfizer has announced plans to end its research efforts to discover new