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With Heavy Drinking On The Rise, How Much Is Too Much?

Binge-drinking sounds like an all-night bender, but here's a reality check: Many social drinkers may "binge" without knowing it. Women who drink four or more drinks on an occasion are binge-drinking.

Annaleigh Ashford plays the title character — a poodle mix — in <em>Sylvia, </em>at the Cort Theatre in Broadway.<em> </em>Matthew Broderick plays the man who finds Sylvia in Central Park.

Annaleigh Ashford Barks Up The Right Tree On Broadway

The Masters of Sex actress is no stranger to Broadway; in fact, she's already won a Tony. Now she's in her first starring role, in Sylvia — and prepping by watching her pet, because she plays a dog.

A law enforcement officer stands watch as emergency vehicles clog a road near Delta State University after an active shooter was reported in Cleveland, Miss., on Monday. One person died in the shooting and classes were cancelled.

Suspect In Delta State University Shooting Dead, Authorities Say

A deputy county coroner tells NPR that professor Eric Schmidt was shot in the head. Lamb is also a suspect in a woman's death.

In a previously unreleased letter, Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan told the Dept. of Health and Human Services to devise an action plan for reducing wasteful Medicare and Medicaid payments.

White House Takes Aim At Medicare And Medicaid Billing Errors

Improper payments by Medicare and Medicaid are wasting billions of dollars a year, the White House budget director said. He called for urgent corrective action in a letter that is now public.

Debbie Ziegler holds a photo of her late daughter, Brittany Maynard, after the California State Assembly approved a right-to-die measure on Sept. 9. Maynard died on Nov. 1, 2014.

California Governor Signs Landmark Right-To-Die Law

After months of impassioned debate over the ethics of physician-assisted suicide, California will become the fifth state to allow people who are terminally ill to hasten death with lethal drugs.

The Week In Sports: NBA's Most Hated, World Series Game 3

As one sport's season comes to a close another is just beginning. NPR's Tom Goldman and NPR's Scott Simon discuss the World Series and take a first look at the NBA season.

President Biden is returning to the White House on Monday afternoon from Camp David. Here he arrives last week at an East Room event.

Biden: 'I Do Not Regret My Decision' To Withdraw From Afghanistan

Speaking about the Taliban's ousting of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, Biden acknowledged, "The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated."

People are buying a lot more books these days, in part because the pandemic has trapped everyone indoors with little to do. But among younger readers, another factor is driving sales up: The social-media site TikTok, where users post short videos they create themselves.

TikTok is driving book sales. Here are some titles #BookTok recommends

BookTok — the world of book lovers on TikTok — is becoming a major force in the publishing industry.

Victor Wembanyama looms over the 2023 NBA draft as the most heralded prospect since LeBron James in 2003.

The Spurs take Wembanyama with pick 1 in the NBA draft. Here's what you need to know

San Antonio will have to assemble a roster around Wembanyama. And if LeBron James and Michael Jordan are any indication, the Spurs will still have to wait a bit for their championship.

A crowd of protesters skirmished with police Saturday night in the Milwaukee neighborhood where an officer shot and killed a man after a traffic stop and foot chase earlier in the day, setting fire to a police car and torching a gas station.

Unrest Follows Fatal Police Shooting In Milwaukee

Violence erupted and businesses were set aflame in protest across the city's north side after an officer shot and killed a 23-year-old man. Police say the man was fleeing a traffic stop and was armed.

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