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As the drugs fentanyl and xylazine spread, 2023 emerged as a devastating year for Americans struggling with addiction.

2024 will be awash in new (and sometimes familiar) buzzwords that point up the polycrises (another buzzword) around the planet. Here's a guide for the perplexed.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with a former FBI agent on what law enforcement faces with the ongoing manhunt for the man who killed 18 people in Lewiston, ME.

The former USC gynecologist, who was accused of sexual misconduct by hundreds of women, has died. He was set to stand trial next year on sex crimes related to a smaller subset of 16 former patients.

Inspired by the recent space race of billionaires, the duo offers a futuristic tale that doubles as sardonic commentary on our current day.

There are about 200 cranes at U.S. ports that were made in China, and could be at risk for hacking. The White House is taking aim at these.

Health care providers employed by LifeLong Medical Care staged a one-day strike earlier this week in Berkeley to demand better conditions and higher pay. But long term solutions may have to be legislative.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rebecca Abou Chedid of the aid organization Anera about its decision to stop operations in Gaza after the death of seven World Central Kitchen staff.

A Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns. Jury selection has begun in a civil trial in New York that could transform the NRA.

New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos sees evidence of a generational change -- a central nerve running through American politics. He looks ahead to the DNC and how the race may take more somersaults.

The Roots bandleader says hearing The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it."

Today is Chocolate Covered Raisins Day!