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NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Dr. Michael Joyner of the Mayo Clinic about marijuana and banned performance-enhancing drugs.

The FEMA disaster relief fund is once again flush with cash after coming precariously close to a zero balance last week. The fund got a quick hit of $2.65 billion as part of a temporary measure to keep the government open for business, but that money may not last very long.

House Republicans vote this week on a budget resolution to advance border security funding and extend Trump's tax cuts. But not all are on board with cuts to Medicaid.

In the wake of the 2016 election, redistricting reform advocates are hoping to engage voters in efforts to reduce partisan gerrymandering. In Virginia, activism is taking the form of a lawsuit and grassroots campaign.

President Trump is using his influence to run Republican challengers against some of the Indiana state senators who refused to redistrict to keep GOP control of the U.S. House.

Lately, there have been so many big technology acquisitions in the headlines that it's hard to keep them straight. Check out our visualization of the most notable tech takeovers of recent years.

Mobile homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs. But with updated designs and a housing shortage, they're increasingly being welcomed as more-affordable starter homes.

Since increased immigration enforcement actions began in Chicago, some Latino migrants there say they've been avoiding church out of fear of ICE arrests. But others say they're willing to take the risk to practice their faith.

In the '40s and '50s, Cristobal Balenciaga was an international fashion star — but a lot has changed since then. Fashion writer Robin Givhan says today's fashion world demands that designers "have the personality of a celebrity." That may not have gone over well with the secretive Spaniard.

As voters in the United Kingdom head to the polls next week for a crucial general election, Brexit has reenergized the drive for Scotland to leave the U.K.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant talk about how off-court WNBA drama has obscured on-court performance.

Lyle Link left his father's farm after deciding that picking corn and shoveling manure wasn't for him. He met his future wife, Marion, at church and never looked back. Now 90, Link describes the life they lived together and his heartache now that she's gone.

Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck have agreed to allow generic manufacturers to make inexpensive versions of their anti-viral pills to treat COVID-19.

Megan Abbott's new book takes readers deep into the intense, vacuum-sealed universe of young female gymnasts and their parents. Critic Maureen Corrigan says You Will Know Me is worthy of a gold medal.

Nepal's 240-year-old Hindu monarchy will be abolished if a new assembly agrees to continue a path toward making the nation a republic. Now the king and his family face a mounting pile of personal debt.

A protest for stricter gun laws in Tennessee led to Republicans expelling two House members. Those two, Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, are now back in office.

The tensions that have been seen in the past between Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater seem to have largely dissipated.The bad old days of fighting…

A day after Democratic gubernatorial challenger Beto O'Rourke outlined education policies, Gov. Greg Abbott formed a task force to fill vacant teaching positions.

More than 300,000 passengers have ridden China's railway to Tibet since it opened to traffic two months ago. China sees it as a historic event, but the train's long-term effects on the remote Himalayan region remain to be seen.

The agreement between the city and the Justice Department comes after federal authorities found the police engaged in a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations.

How Israel's plan to destroy Hamas will unfold is unclear. Speaker Johnson believes a stand-alone aid package for Israel will pass the House. It's Google turn to call witnesses in its monopoly trial.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he has created a new organization to help reduce the state’s recidivism rate through increased investment in...

Ideas for college students by legislators offer contradictory ideas.

Despite fears of a police crackdown, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's funeral in southeast Moscow went on peacefully, two weeks after his mysterious death in an Arctic penal colony.

Legendary marathon runner Dick Hoyt passed away this week. Hoyt became an icon in the sports world by competing in over 1,000 races with his son, Rick, who is quadriplegic and has cerebral palsy.