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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Joseph Rice, one of the lead attorneys representing local state and county governments against drugmakers and distributors that sold opioid pills.

Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin, has reached a tentative deal to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the country's opioid epidemic. Some state officials may not agree to the terms of the deal.

The average cost of child care is approaching the price of some public college tuition. NPR's Noel King talks to Jorge Elorza, the mayor of Providence, about his own day care situation.

The ouster of national security adviser John Bolton again highlights the large number of vacancies at the top levels of the Trump administration.

The 2019 finalists for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards demonstrate the joys of the happy accident — from a deadpan Japanese macaque to a squirrel wishing on a dandelion.

In an interview with NPR about his memoir, Permanent Record, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden denies any cooperation with Russian intelligence and says he would return if guaranteed a fair trial.

The change ends an "egregious power grab," Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler says.

The number of refugees being allowed into the U.S. is the lowest it's been since 1980. Some smaller resettlement agencies are closing, putting refugees' lives further in limbo.

NPR's Bob Mondello and film critic Joelle Monique discuss what they liked and what's newsworthy at the still-in-progress Toronto International Film Festival.

Fairfax alleges the network defamed him by airing interviews with two women who had accused him of sexual assault. CBS said it stands by its reporting and will "vigorously defend" against the lawsuit.