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Five states will vote on legalizing recreational marijuana in November. For police, it's more challenging to assess if people are driving while high than it is to test for the influence of alcohol.

At a news conference on Aug. 26, Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said it’s crucial for Hoosiers to participate in contact tracing . “So...

Boston set a goal of eliminating chronic homelessness by the end of 2018. The goal will not be reached. The city has made big progress in housing people who are homeless, but major barriers remain.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Republican Rep. Steve Chabot of Ohio, who is on the House Judiciary Committee, about next steps after the House voted to impeachment President Trump on Wednesday.

Data surveillance and algorithms have changed the way law enforcement finds criminals, terrorists and insider threats. But algorithms aren't neutral. They can take on problematic human qualities.

Applegate stars in the new Netflix series as a woman mourning the sudden death of her husband. "I've been there," she says of her character's "messy" and "unapologetic" grief.

Since February, patients in Illinois have been able to ditch their opioid prescriptions for marijuana.A new program is designed to let patients who might…

From Iran to immigration, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Anita Kumar, who is a White House correspondent for Politico, about the week in politics.

With few public editors left in the media landscape, the Columbia Journalism Review is hiring its own to monitor four major outlets. Editor in Chief Kyle Pope speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about it.

The Arkansas River is rising well above its previous record, and it's forecast to stay that way for days. That's putting pressure on old levees and making it hard for some residents to evacuate.