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The opioid epidemic has intensified the call for alternatives to narcotics for people with acute and chronic pain. In last week’s State of the State,...

With the NBA season well under way, Mike Pesca of the Gist podcast for Slate tells NPR's Ailsa Chang what makes Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma Thunder so outstanding.

Two days after Hurricane Maria thrashed the island, most of Puerto Rico's cellular sites are down — along with the entire power grid — making it difficult to check on people there.

What forms are required to gain a high-access security clearance? Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and other officials have been able to "update" them with new information about meetings with foreigners, which recently set in motion the chain of events that revealed Russia's offer of support to the Trump campaign.

Central Idaho hopes to land on a very short list of the best places on Earth to see the Milky Way at night.

The education world is watching the GOP tax proposals closely, in our weekly roundup.

Banana crops aren't in the best shape, but new varieties could help. Japanese Mongee bananas debuted this winter, bred to be cold-resistant and pesticide-free. Plus, you can eat the peel.

After shifting statements from the president about the racist violence in Virginia, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds most Americans didn't like the way Trump handled the situation.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard physics professor Andrew Strominger, a friend and collaborator of Stephen Hawking's for many decades. He says Hawkings was so dedicated and excited by his work that he convinced doctors to let him travel by Swiss Air Ambulance.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, April 4: FirstEnergy Solutions to keep paying bills during bankruptcy; Oil and gas firm with wells in...