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Michael Keaton plays Dr. Sam Finnix in Hulu's <em>Dopesick</em>.

Hulu's 'Dopesick' tells the chilling story of America's opioid crisis

The new miniseries, adapted from journalist Beth Macy's critically acclaimed book, shows opioid addiction ravaging one rural Virginia town.

Former Department of Justice official Jeff Clark speaks during a news conference on Sept. 14, 2020. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena for Clark.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas a Trump ally who promised to pursue his election fraud claims

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was a key figure in a recent Senate report for his promises to pursue former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.

<em>High-flying jay</em>, by Lasse Kurkela, Finland, winner, age category: 15-17 years. Kurkela watched a Siberian jay fly to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food. Kurkela wanted to give a sense of scale in his photograph of the Siberian jay, tiny among the old-growth spruce-dominated forest. He used pieces of cheese to get the jays accustomed to his remotely controlled camera.

Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.

A Lowrider rides on three-wheels on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in July.

40 years ago, San Francisco lowriders organized to fight police harassment — and won

"At one point it was bumper to bumper for 20 blocks. It was like a parade every Friday and Saturday night," Roberto Hernandez said. "It was something that the police just weren't able to manage."

A laboratory in New York City's Bellevue Medical Center on May 17, 1949.

Why a literary magazine at the nation's oldest public hospital matters more than ever

One of the world's most famous hospitals also houses a respected literary magazine focused on health and healing. The Bellevue Literary Review has seen an uptick of submissions during the pandemic.

Containers are stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 28. A record number of cargo ships are stuck floating and waiting off the Southern California coast amid a supply chain crisis that the Biden administration is hoping to ease.

There's a backlog at U.S. ports. Here's how Biden hopes to get you your goods, faster

President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the federal government's appeal of a lower court ruling overturning convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.

The Boston Marathon bomber case reaches the Supreme Court

The federal government is appealing a lower court ruling that overturned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence.

NFL locker room sandwiches lead to a debate over the perfect PB&J ratio

A weather delay Sunday night during a football game touches off a heated debate over what makes a perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Will Cobbs and Pete Simpson play FBI agents interrogating Emily Davis's Reality Winner, in <em>Is This</em><em> a Room.</em>

This new Broadway play doesn't have a script — but it does have a transcript

Is This a Room is based entirely on the transcript of the FBI interrogation of Reality Winner, the former NSA contractor who was imprisoned for leaking classified information.

'Dear Memory' digs into the shame accompanying immigrant silence

Victoria Chang traces her family history through letter writing in her book, Dear Memory. In an NPR interview, she talks facing micro and macro aggressions and staying silent, just like her parents.

NPR poll: The delta surge pushed Americans further behind in all walks of life

Many families are under financial stress, parents see kids seriously behind in school, huge rent bills and looming evictions and delayed medical care has negative consequences, to name a few.

Omar Vivó, a 45-year-old Cuban migrant, in Necoclí, Colombia in September, on his more than 3,000-mile journey to the U.S. Next Vivó made his way to the Darién Gap to trek on foot through the jungle to the Panama border.

He left Cuba for the U.S., and wound up trekking through 60 miles of dangerous jungle

An NPR team follows Omar Vivó as he sets off from Colombia for the U.S., traversing part of the Darién Gap, where the dangers include raging rivers, snakes and criminals who prey on migrants.

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