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The city's per capita overdose death rate is among the highest in the U.S. To help address the crisis, city officials launched Street Overdose Response Teams, part of a broader public health effort.

A man faces sentencing after selling deadly drugs to the actor who played Omar on The Wire. Some who knew him say Michael Williams wouldn't have wanted a harsh prison sentence in this case.

The warning comes after an earlier outbreak of infections from drug-resistant bacteria causing illness in at least 81 patients across the U.S. The strain has been linked to recalled eyedrops.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with John Kirby, President Biden's spokesman on the National Security Council, about the U.S. role in the war between Israel and Gaza.

Kay Lahusen, pioneering photojournalist who documented the LGBTQ movement in the 1960s, has died at age 91.

On the startlingly direct Spirituals, and in headline-grabbing rebukes of music's trickle-down economy, Santi White is what she's always been: a forward-thinking alternative to pop's here and now.

The American rapper and singer is a hardcore fan of the collectible trading card game who bought its most valuable card for $800,000 last year. His latest purchase may be worth double that price.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Congressmen Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) about the U.S. role in fostering a relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Without a deal on Capitol Hill, current spending laws expire on Sept. 30. Ahead of a potential government shutdown, Wall Street is gaming out what it could mean for the U.S. economy.

As more research shows how noise pollution can have severely harmful impacts on our health, there is a growing movement looking for ways to make communities quieter and healthier.

And according to a 2009 report from the National Library of Medicine, an estimated 21 percent of male inmates are physically assaulted in a six-month span of time.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.