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The city of Baltimore says it needs more money to distribute a lifesaving opioid overdose medication. And a recent study finds the cost of treating overdoses in U.S. hospital ICUs has risen sharply.

The death toll continues to rise as the country digs out from under the damage of an earthquake and tsunami. Communications are spotty and some of the hardest-hit areas are difficult to reach.

Zimbabwe is holding its first elections since the ouster of President Robert Mugabe. The main challenger to his ruling party is a candidate who was barely born at the beginning of Mugabe's rule.

Congressional leaders called it a "rare honor" for the Arizona Senator, who died Saturday. Fewer than three dozen people have received this honor, reserved for the nation's "most eminent citizens."

ISIS has lost control of almost all of its territory after a years-long military campaign. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Associated Press reporter Sarah El Deeb, who is at the frontlines of the fight.

Chinese state hackers most likely attacked the reservation system at Marriott's Starwood chain, revealing details of 500 million guests, according to people familiar with the U.S. investigation.

Dr. Fatima Mir of Aga Khan University tells NPR's Scott Simon why there's been a spike in pediatric HIV infections in Pakistan.

Warming temperatures in the Arctic mean transportation routes for cargo ships are slowly opening up. But there very few ports and railway links in the region. A local mayor wants to change that.

Starting Jan. 3, Billboard is changing the way it calculates the top albums of the week. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Slate writer and critic Chris Molanphy about what the rule changes mean.

Officials in Iran say the country's armed forces mistakenly shot down the civilian plane Wednesday, killing 176 people on board.