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The price of oil has been climbing recently, despite record-high U.S. production this year.

Doctors have found dozens of cases where those affected have ties to either Huntersville, North Carolina, or Auburn, Alabama -- or both cities.

Employers in the U.S. added 164,000 jobs last month, and unemployment fell to 3.9 percent, the lowest level since 2000.

There are concerns that the new measures might not be easy to implement — or could even backfire.

Arizona teachers headed back to school Friday after a six-day walkout. On Thursday, the governor signed a new education funding bill. Walkouts across the country have started a national conversation about teacher pay.

President Trump has a lot of lawyers — personal attorneys, members of the White House counsel's office and people he asks for casual legal advice. How do they all communicate? What happens if there's conflict? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Bob Bauer, former White House counsel under President Obama, about how those teams interact.

It's hard to measure the total cost to society of scammers and family members who prey on the elderly. Journalist Nick Leiber reports that a conservative estimate is $37 billion every year. Leiber talks about his reporting for Bloomberg with NPR's Audie Cornish.

Forty-nine of California's 58 counties have coroners who are also elected sheriffs. Alleged abuse of power by one sheriff-coroner is pushing a move toward more independent medical examiners.

The nation's unemployment rate fell below 4 percent for the first time in more than 17 years. That's according to the government's monthly employment report released Friday. Employers added 164,000 workers to payrolls.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Rudy Giuliani's statement about President Trump's settlement with adult film actress Stormy Daniels, the latest job numbers and the latest update about Rev. Patrick Conroy, the House Chaplain.