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Two dozen states had hoped to sue the owners of Purdue Pharma for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. But a federal bankruptcy has judge put the brakes on — again — until April 21.

The lawsuit says "multiple concerned parents" alerted school officials to violent threats two weeks before the shooting at the Michigan high school, only to be told there was no reason to worry.

Overconsumption from the holiday shopping season can have negative an environmental impact. But there are ways to make gift giving more sustainable.

A new documentary reveals behind-the-scenes footage from Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and explores her life and career against the backdrop of the culture wars of the 1990s and 2000s.

The bill, and a counterpart allowing businesses to sue local governments, remains a point of concern for groups like the Florida League of Cities, the American Civil Liberties Union, and growth and management organizations.

A new report from the think tank Third Way found that a two-parent family of four would save up to $7,400 due to provisions of the Democrats' Build Back Better legislation.

Iran remains the most active state sponsor of terrorism, and suicide bombings are up worldwide, says the State Department in its just-released annual report on global terrorism. Among the trends it identifies: More than half the deaths from global terror attacks in 2005 were in Iraq. And al-Qaida leaders are losing some control over global terrorist activity.

Ken Lay, the former chairman of Enron, testifies that he was not responsible for Enron's collapse. He blames former Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow and The Wall Street Journal for destroying the company. Lay faces six counts of conspiracy and fraud.

Security forces battle anti-government protesters in the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan. Some accounts say hundreds of people have died in the country's eastern Fergana Valley. Martha Brill Olcott of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace offers details.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, Senior Correspondent Juan Williams says President Bush will aim his convention message squarely at American pocketbooks.

Santa Clara County voted to recall a judge this week. But public defender Rachel Marshall is concerned about the implications of this recall for her clients, as she tells NPR's Scott Simon.

The state is expected to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The new climate targets are thanks to about 200 young activists who demanded change from state leaders.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Devlin Barrett of The Washington Post about a Trump employee reportedly told federal agents about moving boxes at Mar-a-Lago at direction of ex-President Trump.

When you glimpse at your 401(k) statement come Thanksgiving, you may be in for a shock. Plan providers will have to reveal the hidden fees they've charged participants, and the difference in your retirement savings can be dramatic.

As U.S. military planners work to help Iraqis retake territory from ISIS, the State Department is thinking about how to help Christians and other religious minorities recover from what the Obama administration has called a genocide.

The former prime minister defended his actions, saying they were a safeguard during the coronavirus pandemic and that he would have made the appointments public had he needed to use the powers.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Regina Jackson, chairwoman of the Oakland, Calif., Police Commission, about the city's search for a new police chief.

The Egyptian economy has taken some big hits since the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. But the energy sector is flourishing as the government continues to sign production agreements with international oil and gas firms. But in the new Egypt, more and more questions are being raised about the nature of those agreements.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Tim Higgins, a reporter with The Wall Street Journal, about new paid verification protocols at Twitter and Meta.

The U.S. is openly accusing Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. Legal scholars say don't expect Russian President Vladimir Putin to face trial anytime soon.

As Foot Locker prepares to wind down the Eastbay brand and close the catalog, producer Gus Contreras remembers his love for the retailer's shoe catalogs growing up in the 1990s.

Iran has been suspended from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This came as a reaction by the U.S. and other countries to Iran's crackdown on women's rights protesters.

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers blasted tech companies that they said do little to keep kids safe from bullying, addiction and "rabbit holes of dangerous material."

The U.S. accounts for almost all the foreign military assistance that Ukraine receives in its fight against Russia. Little is actually used on the front line, but it provides symbolic support.

The case has focused, at least in part, on requests by an open-government group for phone or text logs that could provide information about communications by DeSantis Chief of Staff James Uthmeier.