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Proposals in several cities to offer drug users access to a safe space to consume drugs have caused a political stir, but what do we really know about the effectiveness of safe injection sites?

A small-business owner trying to save his shop, a policeman determined to make it to work, an elderly couple and four great-grandchildren trapped in a van: The high waters in Houston have been fatal.

The Supreme Court will decide whether a U.S. warrant can compel Microsoft to turn over a user's emails stored in Ireland. It also seems to want Congress to fix the dilemma.

Should you go on a date with someone new ... or revisit an ex if you feel safer that way? How do you know if a potential partner is following pandemic safety rules? And is it safe to have sex?

When a loan forgiveness program for public servants wasn't working, Congress created a temporary fix. A new report shows that the program didn't fix much.

Colorado, like a number of states, is struggling with huge piles of returned mail linked to public aid programs such as Medicaid or food stamps. But is dropping people from such assistance the answer?

The election of Donald Trump has changed the landscape for K-12 and higher education. In his annual New Year's predictions, NPR's Claudio Sanchez tells us what he thinks it all means.

The rising prevalence and cost of Type 2 diabetes has doctors at Geisinger Health System turning to food as a form of medicine. They're prescribing free, fresh food to low-income patients.

"It's time for this again?" you ask. Yes. Yes it is. Now you can be prepared for the upcoming battle.

The baby boxes that Finland gives to all new mothers are legendary. Now states in the U.S. are experimenting with them as a way to encourage safe sleep practices and reduce SIDS.

As president, Trump's called for — with no evidence — investigations into alleged wiretapping by Obama and some 3 million to 5 million people he believes voted illegally.

There is backbiting and infighting in the Trump White House that's playing out like a season of House of Cards or Veep. But the president is facing real and difficult challenges at home and abroad.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with White House economic adviser Brian Deese as inflation soars to its highest in 30 years.

After baby Dorian Bennett arrived two months early and spent more than 50 days in the neonatal ICU, his parents received a bill of more than $550,000 — despite having health insurance.

Culkin plays one of three siblings vying for control of a media empire: "This guy grew up never having to suffer consequences, and so he doesn't really know what that means to suffer consequences."

Photographer David Liittschwager spent 12 years photographing these underwater creatures at more than 28 locations around the globe with his 500-pound studio.

Becoming a citizen was a long path for Veralyn Williams. She came to the U.S. from Africa as an infant, and found as a teen, she couldn't even get a job at a fast food restaurant. This is the final chapter in her journey to citizenship.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with journalist and author David Maraniss about his new book, Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

A hospital's cost calculator said her procedure would be $1,400 for patients without insurance. Instead, the bill was almost $18,000 and, her part was more than $5,000 — the balance of her deductible.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Call Jane, based on a real-life underground network that provided access to safe abortions in the Chicago area.