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The city's per capita overdose death rate is among the highest in the U.S. To help address the crisis, city officials launched Street Overdose Response Teams, part of a broader public health effort.

Life in one area of rural Alaska will change when the community gets broadband internet service later this month.

Voters in Virginia have elected Republican Glenn Youngkin as the next governor after years of Democratic control. The GOP win could signify a hard road to 2022 for Democrats nationwide.

U.S. Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltmen is managing two crises at once: a military assault on Sudan's democracy and a civil war in Ethiopia. What are the U.S. goals for the region?

NPR's Noel King speaks to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about the U.S. climate goals announced at the COP26 conference. She's been asking bankers and asset managers to act on climate change.

The program calculates anti-prime numbers used in everyday software. His discoveries won him top prize in the Broadcom Masters, an engineering competition for middle school kids.

New Zealand's bird of the year is not a bird. The long-tailed bat, or pekapeka-tou-roa, won by a wide margin.

Life in one area of rural Alaska is about to change when the community gets broadband internet service later this month.

A group of New York City taxi drivers have been on a hunger strike for debt relief. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with union leader Bhairavi Desai about the strike.

A solar flare eruption from earlier this week is expected to reach Earth on Saturday and Sunday, creating the potential for the aurora borealis to be visible across large parts of the U.S.

The Day of the Dead is deeply rooted in pre-Hispanic Aztec rituals blended with Roman Catholic traditions. But many of the indigenous symbols remain, including the vibrant and fragrant marigold.

As Halloween approaches, NPR movie critic Bob Mondello remembers scares he had to conjure up in his first job.