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Many jails and prisons refuse to offer medication for opioid addiction, even to inmates who had been in treatment before incarceration. A recent ruling in a federal court says that's not acceptable.

As horrific as Haiyan has been, the disaster likely won't reach the same level of death and injury as the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 or Haiti's 2010 quake, disaster specialists say. Better communication systems in the disaster area are one reason why.

The possibility of U.S. strikes in Syria brought Code Pink protesters to Capitol Hill, holding signs and disrupting the proceedings. Leading them is Medea Benjamin, an anti-war activist who, as it turns out, didn't even like the color pink when she started the group.

Hundreds of conservative evangelical pastors across the country are being trained to run for political office. The project is part of an effort to mobilize an "army" to do battle in the culture wars.

Beverly Jenkins writes historical romances — about free black towns, lawmen and cowboys and Civil War vets. She says her mission is to illuminate the parts of black history you don't learn in school.

Steve Inskeep talks to Nicole Ruffino, a Las Vegas resident who went to Sunday's country music concert with friends. She was there when the shooting began and describes what it was like.

For NPR's Carline Watson, the U.S. policy shift toward Cuba is more than a news story; it closes an important chapter in her personal history.

U.S. employers added 379,000 jobs in February — more than most forecasters predicted. Despite this increase in jobs, the Biden administration says the country is still a long way from full employment.

The United States is now a few weeks into a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign. And it has been going slower than health officials had hoped. NPR looks at solutions for speeding it up.

The evidence is strong that some people struggling with meth addiction benefit from the drug regimen.