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NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about the record opioid overdoses in the country.

One of New York City's thorniest political issues is over how to make its elite high schools more representative. A new study says that many popular proposals won't help diversity — and might hurt it.

After delays, Rupert Murdoch will be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.

The one-legged orphan in Liberia had figured out how to use a crutch as an improvised prosthetic leg. But he wanted the real deal.

When Phil is said to have seen his shadow upon emergence from a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, that's considered a forecast for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his shadow, an early spring is said to be on the way.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi downplayed freshman Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib's expletive-laden call to impeach President Trump, and a top committee leader said it's too early to push for it.

Johnson spent more than three years as superintendent, during a turbulent time when the department was trying to restore the public's faith in police after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

Ismail Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian group’s political leader, was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed his assassination on Israel.

Climate change is a major issue for young voters, but so far, it has not been a major mobilizing force in U.S. elections. Some environmental action groups see that changing.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump, who members say was the force behind the assault.