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Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent nationwide between 2016 and 2017, with some places showing even more dramatic spikes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The bill follows President Trump's refusal to release his tax returns. Governors elsewhere have vetoed similar legislation, citing concerns about constitutionality.

Neighborhoods around a Louisiana chemical plant have the highest cancer risk in the U.S. Residents felt powerless, until the Environmental Protection Agency released data on what they were breathing.

In 1886, sailors on a German barque called Paula tossed a gin bottle containing a message into waters hundreds of miles off the coast of Australia. It's been uncovered on Australia's Wedge Island.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association, about the resolution of the West Virginia teachers strike. Lee has taught in West Virginia public schools for 22 years.

The new federal lawsuit against California escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

The federal lawsuit by the Department of Justice escalates a long-running battle between the Trump administration and state officials on matters from immigration to climate change.

What does the politically charged firing of deputy directory Andrew McCabe mean for the bureau's morale? NPR's Michel Martin talks to longtime FBI agent and analyst James A. Gagliano.

President Trump fired his secretary of state this week, triggering a Cabinet shake-up. NPR's Michel Martin talks with former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta about potential effects on foreign policy.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The Guardian's Moscow bureau chief Andrew Roth about the Russian presidential election and how recent diplomatic blows with the U.K. and the U.S. play into the campaign.