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The drug war was in full swing in the '80s, and cocaine was practically everywhere. But use of the drug has fallen by almost half since 2006, and production is also down significantly. How did the U.S. kick the habit? Experts say cocaine has lost its luster — oh and policy may have made a difference, too.

The judge overseeing the Georgia racketeering case against Donald Trump and his allies has quashed a number of charges related to soliciting officials to violate their oaths of office.

"We've already had over 200,000 deaths. I feel like we can't risk having anymore."

The story of Motown Records is a quintessentially American story about the American Dream, civil rights and entrepreneurship — but it has a special significance in Detroit, where it all started.

Senators have spent two days confronting nominee Elena Kagan with questions about abortion, gun rights and presidential power. But while she may not get their votes, even Republican leaders say it seems likely she will make it to the Supreme Court.

For the first time since 1979, Jose Eduardo dos Santos is not Anogola's president. The only president generations have known is stepping down. A new leader is being inaugurated in the capital Luanda.

With a name like a hardware store, Mumford & Sons is a British folk-rock band with a huge stateside following. For the group, testing out songs on the road is part of the creative process.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rachel Johnson, sister of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, about her memoir, Rake's Progress: The Madcap True Tale of My Political Midlife Crisis.

AMC's glossy 1960s Madison Avenue saga Mad Men won the best drama trophy for a second time. NBC's 30 Rock was honored for the third time as best comedy series.

This week, students will return to class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after the deadly shooting there on Feb. 14. But some kids aren't sure they want to go back.

NYT reporter Kashmir Hill says Clearview AI has a database of billions of photos scraped from the internet, which it sells to governments and police departments. Her book is Your Face Belongs To Us.

ProPublica reporter Jesse Eisinger says that the government undermines the notion of equity and fails to deter crime when it allows large corporations to settle lawsuits by paying fines.

Reports of harassment, disturbance and violence outside the state’s clinics are skyrocketing, while the federal law meant to protect clinics doesn’t cover the kind of tactics common today.

It's been six months since the Texas law banning almost all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy took effect. Doctors and patients feel frustrated as they navigate the new legal environment.

While Israel aims to destroy Hamas so it can't attack again like it did on October 7, the group's popularity seems to be growing in the West Bank.

The country music star says she intends to check herself into rehab.

Protests have broken out across Brazil after lawmakers attempted to fast track legislation that would equate abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy to murder.

We look back at the lives of sex-advice guru Dr. Ruth, fitness icon Richard Simmons and actress Shannen Doherty who all died over the weekend.

Researchers have uncovered DNA and forensic evidence that answers centuries-old questions about the killing of a 13th century Hungarian duke.

A small but growing group of Israelis is staging a silent protest against the war while holding photos of Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Israeli police unsuccessfully tried to ban the protests.

People in Vietnam are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.

The men's college basketball tournament resumes Thursday, and the women's on Friday — after several upsets in the opening rounds of both tournaments

Wednesday morning in Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck pulled up to the glass doors of the Trump Hotel and exploded.

The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sworn in, the first Latino in the post, and the cabinet member with one of the most daunting in entries.