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A $26-billion settlement has been reached for companies involved in the prescription opioid epidemic. But what happens next?

The settlement proposal is far lower than what families said they expected. But an attorney with more than 20 years of experience working with mass shooting victims says there's a lot to think about.

Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.

Opening in March 2022, the new "Guarding the Art" exhibit will feature hidden gems selected by the museum's own security guards.

In a COVID concession to the usual podium process, Olympians are expected to pluck their own medals from a tray. Some athletes are giving each other a hand putting them on.

A bipartisan group of Senators worked out the details on how to pay for a massive infrastructure plan. But it faces a host of hurdles in Congress, including from members of both parties.

The USF SG Senate passed a resolution for “conservation easement” of the land instead of pursuing development proposals.

Some 200 Afghan special visa holders and their families arrived in the U.S. Thursday. Many Afghans who worked with U.S. forces haven't left, and there have been reprisal killings by the Taliban.

A bipartisan infrastructure deal clears its first hurdle. Biden is expected to announce that civilian federal employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19. Global warming drives extreme weather.

Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and a group of bipartisan lawmakers are unveiling legislation to ramp up art featuring women at the U.S. Capitol.

As the Senate moves forward with a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, they are also hoping to move a $3.5 trillion spending plan with just Democratic votes.

The underground musician always played by his own rules in a world he found ridiculous. Three years after his death, Sam Mehran's friends and family explain how they released his album, Cold Brew.

Sweat is an "evolutionary marvel," says Sarah Everts, the author of The Joy of Sweat. In her new book, Everts delves into the science of perspiration and how this trait has enabled humans to thrive.

NPR's Martha Raddatz spoke with senior U.S. officials who are angered by the discovery of a terrorist camp near Sarajevo but not surprised that the Bosnian government has been lying about the whereabouts of some of these mujahadeen fighters, who were to have left last month. Officials, warning the discovery threatens an already shaky peace process, are demanding full Bosnian government compliance with the terms of the Dayton peace accords.

It's been a week since the IRA bombing in London that spelled an end to a year and a half cease-fire in the Northern Ireland conflict. NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that little progress has been made toward getting the peace process back on track.

With just over a week until the Iowa caucuses, organizers for various candidates are trying to make sure their troops will show up in force for one of the most important early contests for the presidential nomination. NPR's Laura Ziegler reports that for many people in Iowa, the up-close-and-personal nature of the caucus process offers them a chance to meet the candidates and for many, it is the closest encounter they have with representative democracy.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that the long-awaited report with suggestions on how to end the arms impasse in Northern Ireland is due out tomorrow morning. The peace process has been stalled because the Protestant Unionists want the the Irish Republican Army to give up its guns. The IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein, has said it won't give up the arms until all-party talks begin.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on a Palestinian who fled the West Bank for a life in California... and now has returned to begin a business in his home town. His product has become something of a symbol of the peace process... although not the kind the government had in mind.

Robert Siegel speaks with Mitchel McLaughlin, chairman of the Sinn Fein party, about the recent IRA bombings in London. He blames the British government for destroying the peace process. He says that the IRA scrupulously observed a ceasefire for 18 months, without word of negotiation by the British. And now, the IRA have decided that the British are not serious about negotiating.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on efforts to teach Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza the basics of voting in advance of elections for a president and legislative council in the autonomous territories. The elections on Saturday are the first time Palestinians have ever participated in the Democratic process on their own land.

Robert talks with Ze'ev Schiff, military correspondent for the Israeli daily, Ha'aretz, about the secret negotiations between Israeli and PLO negotiators over the creation of an unarmed Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip as the culmination of their current peace process. Schiff says the two sides already have drafted ideas for such a state.

NPR's Wendy Schmelzer reports that researchers have isolated the gene that causes Werner's syndrome, an unusual disorder that causes young adults to age prematurely. In addition to helping researchers understand more about that disease, the finding may provide clues to the natural aging process.

Linda talks to NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem about the reults of yesterday's Israeli elections. It appears as if Benjamin Nehanyahu (net-ahn-YAH-hoo) is the winner by a small margin. We'll hear from voters on the streets of Tel Aviv -- the arguments raised by the campaign for Prime Minister linger. We also hear from Jerusalem Post editor Hirsh Goodman, who says Nehanyahu cannot stray too far from the peace process.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that US Secretary of State Warren Christopher met with new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (n'tahn-YAH-hoo), but failed to get sought-for assurances that Netanyahu would honor his predecessor's peace process commitments.

some of its evaluation processes. The new policy only deals with low risk medical devices like gloves and thermometers... but there are bills before Congress that would allow high risk devices like heart valves to be evaluated by private companies.