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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter about his state's settlement against Purdue Pharma, the maker of the powerful opioid OxyContin.

Idalia was still a hurricane when it hit south Georgia where people will spend the Labor Day weekend cleaning up downed trees and power lines.

Florida’s wetlands have historically served as natural sponges but are now filled with explosive growth and development. Throw in climate change concerns, and many wonder whether 2022’s flooding represents a new norm.

Why didn't the Republicans win the White House Tuesday night? For insight, Steve Inskeep talks to Michael Gerson, a Washington Post colmnist and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Democratic and Republican communications strategists Anita Dunn and Beth Myers about proposals to change the way we organize presidential debates.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Democratic Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin about the final strides to certify the state's election results.

A number of states are grappling with the effects of extreme winter weather. Work crews in Mississippi are trying to restore electricity, and a boil-water advisory remains in effect in some areas.

The temporary cease-fire in Gaza has been extended, as Israel and Hamas swap additional hostages and prisoners.

New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell talks with Scott Simon about how American movies have dealt with racial issues over the years. This year's Oscar nominee Crash expands the debate beyond black and white.

Rompan Todo is a new Netflix six-part documentary series that explores the socio-political history of rock music in Latin America from its genesis in the 1960s to the present.

House Rep. Adam Schiff updated NPR correspondents about the state of the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into President Trump's potential connections to Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Schiff has called for the committee's chairman to recuse himself from the process.

It's the first time the WHO has called an outbreak a pandemic since the H1N1 "swine flu" in 2009.

With government help exhausted, private groups take action to help thousands of victims nearly 18 months later.

The Trump administration is pausing immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries. Julia Gelatt of the Migration Policy Institute breaks down what the changes to immigration policy means.

Alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin pursues her 100th World Cup win this weekend on her home slopes in Killington, Vermont.

Nike is bringing a former executive out of retirement to be the new CEO. The company reports to Wall Street on Tuesday just how bad things are.

Bogota's police crackdown on the tire puncturing scammers wreaking havoc on the Colombian capitals unsuspecting motorists

The euphoria of Syria's new dawn has turned to violence. Alleged massacres of minority Alawites have sent a fresh wave of refugees into neighboring Lebanon.

Bad Bunny made history Sunday night at the Grammys, taking home the most coveted prize: album of the year.

The Hartford Whalers left Connecticut nearly 30 years ago, but Whalers merch still sells briskly even though the team is now the Carolina Hurricanes.

British police said they had made a seventh arrest in a murky plot that may have targeted a U.K. airbase.

NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food.

As the country's longest serving governor leaves office, Washington's Jay Inslee says the state should impose a wealth tax on the rich to meet the state's needs.

Why Pennsylvania is being closely watched this election. And, Israeli strikes on Lebanon hit branches of a Hezbollah-run financial institution.

In 2003, a hospital nurse named Charlie Cullen was arrested under suspicion of injecting patients with lethal doses of a variety of medications. He is now considered one of the nation's most prolific serial killers. Journalist Charles Graeber explains how the hospital system failed to stop Cullen.