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The Stena Impero had been detained by Iranian authorities since July over alleged maritime violations. The seizure was in apparent retaliation for the British seizure of an Iranian tanker.

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.

In 1950s Arkansas, Olly Neal didn't care much for school. At StoryCorps, he remembers finding a book that changed the life of a teen who was, in Neal's memory, "a rather troubled high school senior."

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.

How much do you know about Plessy versus Ferguson, the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that protected segregation through the concept “separate but…

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?

Congress adjourned for a two-week recess, but members of the House Intelligence Committee are expected to work through it.

The campaign has been marred by repeated delays, killings and the collapse of U.S.-Taliban talks that left the Afghan government on the sidelines.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched an unusual public relations campaign. They say agents are threatened and harassed for doing their jobs. But critics say they have every right to speak out.