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As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.

The scale of the opioid addiction problem is immense. It has become so widespread, touching so many in states across the country that the administration has begun calling it "the crisis next door."

Mosquito season is just getting underway in the U.S., and some areas have the mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus. Pregnant women in places like Florida and Texas are at greatest risk.

Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.

Mark Barden discusses the frustrations and obstacles he faces in his advocacy as the nation mourns 10 killed in a grocery store Monday in Boulder, Colorado.

Winfred Rembert's autobiography features images of fishing in the culvert and dancing in the juke joint — but also of picking cotton, escaping a lynching and working on the chain gang.

President Emmanuel Macron will face a runoff against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, following Sunday's first round of balloting.

Some community members describe the cruiser as tone deaf and ill-timed, given tensions with police around the country. Miami police said they stand by the decision to unveil the special design.

Mark Doten's debut novel has some beautiful writing in it, but critic Jason Sheehan says the book suffers from too much verbal and typographical trickery, and not enough actual story.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with David Baron, who viewed Saturday's "Ring of Fire" eclipse from the badlands of New Mexico, about why he travels the world to view these celestial phenomena.