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President George H. W. Bush holds a bag of crack cocaine as he poses for photographers in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 5, 1989.

Why the crack cocaine epidemic hit Black communities 'first and worst'

"We won't heal until we make sense of the crack epidemic," Donovan X. Ramsey says. His book, When Crack Was King, examines the drug's destructive path through the Black community.

Descent: Legends of the Dark - The Betrayer's War, Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn, Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West

'Disney Lorcana: Rise of the Floodborn' and more new board games, reviewed

Disney's trading card game expansion has keen art and underbaked mechanics, while Descent: The Betrayer's War and Ticket to Ride Legacy offer huge campaigns for invested gamers.

Workers place sheets of wood over windows and glass doors to protect them from the strong winds expected with the arrival of Hurricane Milton in the hotel zone of Cancun, Quintana Roo State, Mexico, on Monday. Hurricane Milton exploded in strength Monday to become a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm bound for Florida, the second ferocious storm to hit the region in as many weeks.

Hurricane Milton intensifies 'explosively' as it nears Florida

Milton has grown quickly and is forecast to make landfall in Florida midweek. The state could see its largest evacuation orders since 2017.

How the federal government is painting immigrants as criminals on social media

Experts say this kind of media campaign is unprecedented and paints a distorted picture of immigrants and crime

Sunday Puzzle: You Can't Spell Consonant Without C Or T

Bernie Speevack of Louisville, Ky., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Ai created his Lego portraits while under house arrest, so getting the materials he needed was tricky. A friend ended up making multiple trips from the U.S. with suitcases full of Legos.

'They Love Freedom': Ai Weiwei On His Lego Portraits Of Fellow Activists

The Chinese artist created Trace while under house arrest, and he wasn't allowed to travel to their San Francisco debut. Now, he has his passport back, and was finally able to see it on display.

Protests After Police In Wis. Kill Unarmed 19-Year-Old Black Suspect

Authorities say an officer was assaulted after responding to a call about reckless driving. The Madison police chief has acknowledged that the suspect was unarmed.

The GOES-17 satellite, which blasted off March 1, covers the western U.S. where forecasters were hampered by a lack of high-quality data.

New Weather Satellite Is Blowing Away Forecasters

One of the most advanced weather satellites will soon be orbiting in space, helping forecasters anticipate a host of severe weather for the western...

Goodbye Earl Wild

TWO AUDIO PIECES- BOTH INTERVIEWS A mighty voice has been silenced with the passing of the last of the great romantics: Earl Wild died quietly in his…

Fentanyl vials as part of the prosecution's visual aid in the William Husel murder trial.

Second pharmacist testifies in third day of William Husel murder trial

Much of Thursday's proceedings revolved around a second pharmacist who worked at Mount Carmel West when Husel prescribed painkiller doses that prosecutors say killed patients.

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