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The Chicago Teachers Union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, union officials announced Thursday. The Chicago Public Schools CEO says the offer of a 16% raise over five years is generous.

Washington is closing out a week that included a vortex of developments involving President Trump, Congress and the 2020 election. Here's what may be around the corner.

While the opioid problem in the U.S. is about too many opioids, in some countries there are few options for treating or controlling pain.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, which has been hearing testimony regarding the whistleblower complaint against the president.

NPR's Noel King talks to GOP Rep. Andy Barr of Kentucky about this week's developments in the whistleblower complaint regarding a July phone call between President Trump and Ukraine's president.

Emails and interviews detail the extent to which the National Rifle Association helped two of Moscow's agents ahead of the election, Senate Finance Committee Democrats say.

Saturday marks five years since the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement formed and leads up to the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China next week.

Rosetta Tharpe was a huge star in her era and set the template for rock and roll. So why was she absent from popular consciousness after her death — and why did it take decades to revive her legacy?

Picket lines began forming outside GM plants after the United Auto Workers voted Sunday to begin a strike at midnight. Nearly 50,000 workers are affected by the work stoppage.

Drone attacks against Saudi oil facilities have caused uncertainty in world oil markets. Houthi rebels in Yemen have claimed responsibility, but the U.S. is blaming Iran.