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Novo Nordisk is powering Denmark's economy with huge sales of Ozempic. But could its stratospheric growth pose a risk?

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with law professor Jody Freeman about what the Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron case means for how federal agencies can regulate.

David Greene talks to Chris Hughes, who helped found Facebook, about how data mining is used in the worlds of politics and technology. Zuckerberg has apologized for not doing more to shield user data.

Argentina won the Copa America after more than an hour delay after fans ─ many without tickets ─ breached gates. Injuries were reported after a crowd crush and due to the heat.

Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.

Republican Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off for the first time Oct. 1 at the CBS News vice presidential debate in New York City. PolitiFact has scrutinized more than a dozen recent statements from Vance and Walz since each man became his party’s VP nominee.

Historian Jill Lepore tells Rachel Martin that Americans have no shared past, no shared agreement about the facts or meaning of our past — so it's hard to have a shared sense of the present or future.

Despite the lack of medical evidence for doing so, fertility clinics bar women over a certain BMI from their services. One writer makes the case such limits are unfair and unscientific.

In Tripping on Utopia, historian Benjamin Breen writes about Mead's early research into psychedelic substances — and how it led to secret CIA experiments using psychedelics for interrogation.

Temperatures plunged below zero in parts of Tennessee, creating the largest power demand ever for the Tennessee Valley Authority. The icy blast stretches from Oregon to the Northeast.

Republican officials want GOP voters to embrace the habit of early voting. But the Republican Party needs its voters to overcome a stigma created by Republicans.

The proposal comes at a time when the war between Israel and Hamas has put Palestinians and Israelis on edge.

Colorado officials say they haven’t been able to stand up a program to import drugs from Canada because of drugmaker opposition — and the Biden administration’s inaction.

Journalist Barton Gellman has covered national security issues for many years. He now joins the Brennan Center as senior advisor on attacks on democracy around the 2024 election.

The disorder is characterized by involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. Andrew Morstein developed it as a child but became more engaged with the arts as a teen as a way of coping.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with David Lewis, a professor of international relations at the University of Exeter, about the "administrative occupation" transforming Ukrainian society.

Lloyd Austin arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday and told officials that although U.S. support for Israel was "unshakeable," protecting civilians in Gaza was "both a moral duty and a strategic imperative."

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, less accessible.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired American diplomat Ryan Crocker about repeated U.S. calls for Israel to reduce the civilian death toll in Gaza.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that may decide the future of race-based admissions policies at the University of Texas and around the country. While today's campus is highly diverse, students report that racial divides and stereotypes still exist.

The cassette is not only a tool of communication but also one of creation. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich celebrates new music released on his favorite format.

Twitter has long had a bot problem, but since moderation on the platform was gutted and paid users were given "prioritization" in replies, the landscape has changed.

Photographer Andres Gonzalez has spent the past five years documenting the aftermath of mass shootings in American schools. He speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how communities process trauma and the patterns of responses to violent acts.

"Mayors Against Illegal Guns," a group founded by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is airing ads pressuring members of Congress to pass gun control legislation. Melissa Block talks with Mark Glaze, the group's director, about the Senate compromise announced Wednesday and the group's strategy.

The case had potentially trillions of dollars in tax consequences for the federal budget, and the court's decision could have severely limited congressional options in enacting tax policy.