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After four or five of his patients died from opioid overdoses in one month, Craig Smith, a family doctor in Bridgton, Maine, realized he couldn't wait for someone else to offer addiction treatment.

Keyon Harrold, the trumpet star and one of the composers, talks about the art of creating a song with a conscience.

One of the lesser known tales of the world migrant crisis is taking place in Central America, where hundreds of Africans are landing with dreams of making it to the U.S.

In a follow-up to its School Money series, the NPR Ed Team reports on three states that have, in recent weeks, made news for big challenges to their school funding systems: Texas, Arizona and Kansas.

A nutrition app may not be the top priority for someone who struggles to pay for groceries. But cellphones have the potential to improve the health of people with low incomes, if they can get them.

Miami-born, NYC based 37 year old Tenor Saxophonist, Marcus Strickland creates dense soundscapes on his debut recording for Blue Note/Revive, entitled…

The Supreme Court did not come to a decision on whether President Obama's move to shield millions of immigrants from deportation was constitutional.

In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that the university's "race-conscious admissions program" is constitutional.

They don't take off their shoes, they don't take out their laptops and their numbers are growing every day. Some 16,000 people per day are applying for the government's airport pre-screening program.

A third of hospitals surveyed in low- and middle-income countries report they do not have running water all the time. And sometimes not at all.