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Patients who couldn't see a doctor earlier in the pandemic or were too afraid to go to a hospital have finally become too sick to stay away. Many ERs now struggle to cope with an onslaught of need.

Katie Engelhart explores the complexity of physician-assisted death in the book The Inevitable.She says patients seeking to end their own lives sometimes resort to veterinary drugs from overseas.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rissi Palmer, host of the Apple Music show "Color Me Country," about the Morgan Wallen controversy and what the fallout says about the culture of country music.

GOP politics in Ohio has changed in the Trump era. And a trip to the state reveals some mixed views among Republicans about the outsized influence Trump retains in the state.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Apple's Tim Cook are fighting over iPhone privacy rules. At stake is the future of how iPhone user data is used by data brokers and advertisers.

President Biden's measure is tougher than the ethics orders of his two predecessors. Still, some ethics advocates are pushing Biden to go even further.

Conan's voice graced this network for many years in many ways, always in the name of wonderful radio. Former NPR host Robert Siegel, a longtime colleague of Conan, remembers his friend.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

President Biden vowed to govern as the most progressive chief executive since Franklin Roosevelt. But progressives in Congress are skeptical, especially after a recent letdown over the minimum wage.

Low initial vaccine uptake among staffers in nursing homes has ignited debates about whether to penalize, persuade or simply pay them more to get the vaccine. But a little patience might work best.