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American servicemen enjoy a hot cup of coffee at a Salvation Army hut in New York, circa 1918. During World War I, instant coffee was a key provision for soldiers on the front. They called it a "cup of George."

In WWI Trenches, Instant Coffee Gave Troops A Much-Needed Boost

One hundred years ago today, the U.S. entered World War I. American GIs marched into battle armed with one important — and then still-novel — item to give them a jolt of energy and raise morale.

White-footed mice are efficient transmitters of Lyme disease in the Northeast. They infect up to 95 percent of the ticks that feed on them. But it's people who create the conditions for Lyme outbreaks by building homes in the animals' habitat.

Forbidding Forecast For Lyme Disease In The Northeast

Lyme disease is spreading, and this summer is shaping up as a whopper. Why has the tick-borne illness gotten so bad? The answer traces back to something the colonists did more than 200 years ago.

A Conservative Take on Trump's Immigration Order

Republicans have ended some contentious confirmation fights for Trump Cabinet picks, but many positions remain unfilled. Jonah Goldberg of the National Review tells Steve Inskeep about what's next.

Capitol Hill is seen against a blue sky Saturday, the first day of the partial government shutdown.

Senate To Vote Monday On Ending Shutdown As Talks Continue

It's not yet clear that there is enough support to restore government funding. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laid out plans to consider immigration legislation in coming weeks if the shutdown ends.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories about bunnies in the news, only one of which is true.

GOP Rep. Tenney On The Tax Bill: 'This Is Actually Going To Work'

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., about her thoughts regarding the final tax overhaul legislation. She had concerns about it initially.

'Released' Follows Inmates After Their Prison Sentences

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shaka Senghor, who worked as a consulting producer on the project, which is one of the latest offerings of Oprah Winfrey's OWN network.

Troubling History In Medical Research Still Fresh For Black Americans

An influential Harlem church is trying to help the National Institutes of Health overcome reluctance by some African-Americans to participate in a medical study of 1 million diverse Americans.

Retracing Where Hillary Clinton Grew Up, 1950s Park Ridge, Ill.

The place someone calls home can say a lot about a person. Our political team went looking for Hillary Clinton's home in the suburbs of Chicago. (This piece initially aired on June 16, 2015, on ATC.)

Family members exchange photographs of their lost loved ones in the lobby of the Akin Gump law firm offices on Thursday in Manhattan, NY. The family members and victims gave statements to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court with the Sackler family, who own Purdue Pharma LP, present on Thursday.

For the first time, victims of the opioid crisis formally confront the Sackler family

The Sacklers, who own Purdue Pharma, maker of Oxycontin, have maintained they did nothing wrong. People who lost loved ones and years of their lives to opioid addiction believe otherwise.

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