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After months of attempts to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, government and opposition leaders are in Norway for talks. The two sides are starkly opposed on who should lead the country.

NPR's Steve Inkseep talks to Jonathan Shaub, formerly an attorney with the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, about what precedent the impasse between Congress and the White House can set.

The national pharmacy chain faces more than a thousand lawsuits linked to the sale of Oxycontin and other opioid pain pills.

Exit polling shows that Poland's ruling party is unlikely to remain in power which would represent a dramatic shift toward democracy and the EU.

How many porta-potties does it take to relieve the Boston Marathon? A look at the "potty math" behind keeping thirty thousand runners and numerous spectators comfortable.

NPR's Leila Fadel and Steve Inskeep speak about his upcoming reporting trip to China and why it is important now.

Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris, who's a candidate for the 2020 presidential election, has endorsed "Medicare for all." But the details of what that means are rather elusive.

David Greene talks with Michael Wilson of Maryland Hunger Solutions about how the partial government shutdown has affected SNAP benefit recipients, as well as the retailers who sell food to them.

Israeli forces have pulled back a line agreed in the Trump truce deal, allowing Hamas to start gathering hostages for release

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christopher Blevins, the first U.S. male winner of the World Cup for cross-country mountain biking in 34 years.

Spain's economic crisis has helped drive the nation's unemployment rate above 25 percent. Many of the jobless resent the relatively high pay and job security public sector workers enjoy.

George Zimmerman appeared in court in the Trayvon Martin case on Tuesday. The judge denied Zimmerman's attorney's request to loosen the terms of his release on bail.

Girls are much less likely to be diagnosed with autism, but that may be because the signs of the disorder are different than in boys. And girls may be missing out on help as a result.

Florida's Panhandle took the brunt of Hurricane Michael three months ago. Small, beachside communities are just beginning to grapple with the costs and challenges of recovery.

The U.S. is dismissing the Venezuelan government's claim that the CIA is behind an alleged plot to destabilize the country.

FBI says former President Trump was targeted in apparent attempted assassination. Venezuela accuses the CIA of plotting to assassinate its president. TikTok goes to court to try to avoid a U.S. ban.

The Caracas mayor was arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the government. Steve Inskeep talks to freelance journalist Girish Gupta.

Virginia Heffernan and Paul Ford have never met but they have crossed paths, and they've been sending fake work emails to see who most horrifies the other. They published them on the website Medium.

With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.

The Biden administration reportedly is considering opening up a pathway for some Palestinian to come from Gaza to the U.S. as refugees. But what would that look like in practice?

Haunted by the Soviet past, Estonia prepares for the possibility of a Russian invasion.

Saving money might feel like a nearly impossible task, but there's a simple way to make it easy: automate it.

Rachel Martin talks to GOP Rep. Chuck Fleischmann of Tennessee about the border security funding negotiations — central in the fight that caused the government shutdown. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in.

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year. NPR asked some in this group how brands and corporations can get their attention.

A crucial round of trade talks with China kicks off Wednesday. U.S. increases pressure on Venezuela's president to step down. And, what does Medicare for all mean?