A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the geopolitics of fentanyl and the opioid crisis at large.
It's harder for people in some Midwestern and Southern states to get liver transplants than it used to be, highlighting inequities in a system that doctors say has always been unfair.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the shooting of an 11-year-old by police. The boy was the one who called 911 but ended up shot and wounded by an officer.
The agency says it will strip Morris & Dickson of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after finding it failed to flag thousands of suspicious orders at the height of the opioid crisis.
Rep. Garret Graves keeps a low profile, but he's one of the most important people in Washington. The Louisiana congressman is leading the GOP's negotiations with the White House on the debt ceiling.
The punishment for Stewart Rhodes on a seditious conspiracy charge could set the bar for others, including top members of the far-right Proud Boys group, this summer.
The U.S. Supreme Court placed new restrictions on the scope of the jurisdiction the Clean Water Act has over wetlands, ruling in favor of Idaho landowners who had challenged the law.
Sure, they're tasty, but packaged snacks and meals can be packed with sugar, salt and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. So what are they doing to your health? Scientists are trying to find out.
President Biden has selected Air Force General CQ Brown to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff — the most senior member of the U.S. military.
Despite her decades of electrifying performances and chart toppers, Tina Turner never came close to getting the credit she deserved for shaping a genre.
