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There are rumblings of dissent in the Arab world’s most populous country.
Prisons aren’t linking people to adequate addiction treatment — and many are dying as a result.
The money was supposed to go toward buying a legendary music studio. Now his dreams are on hold.
When Americans get too sick or injured to work, this program helps them survive.
The findings, while limited, point in one direction: Gun control can save lives.
A full-blown war with North Korea wouldn’t be as bad as you think. It would be much, much worse.
The research offers some insights, but it’s complicated.
The opioid epidemic could kill hundreds of thousands in the next decade. But America can beat it.
When everything else failed, Jewel turned to weight loss surgery.
6,000 story suggestions. 13 dispatches. 3 cameras. 11 countries. 6 documentaries.
How China and Nepal are taming the Himalayan mountains.
Why migrants are flocking to this Spanish enclave.
Mexico is doing America’s immigration dirty work.
How a group of children got stuck between two nations.
Russia’s plan for the world’s newest shipping route.
Why the average Haitian is nearly 10 times poorer than the average Dominican.
To know a country’s deepest fear, look at its border.
Vermont declared an emergency over the opioid crisis — and actually did something about it.
Physical activity may have less to do with weight loss than we think.
Steve Bannon isn’t just trying to tear down the GOP establishment. He wants to build a new one.
Ending a TV show is equal parts philosophy, craft, and luck.
Not every state is responding to the opioid epidemic with just public health policies.
Step one: Police must admit there’s a problem.
“Did the slaves here appreciate the care they got from their mistress?” one woman asked, pinchedly.
Just don’t call it a laugh track.
Vancouver gives heroin to people suffering from addiction — and it works.
Inside the quiet revolution sweeping through professional medicine, forcing doctors to rethink deeply held principles.
A report from South Sudan.
How choosing curiosity over fear kick-started the rise of one of TV’s most talented actresses.
How racial bias and segregation molded a gentler rhetorical response to the opioid crisis.
The opioid epidemic now kills more Americans each year than HIV/AIDS did at its peak. Obamacare’s repeal would make it worse.
People took the implicit association test to gauge their subconscious racism. Now the researchers behind the test admit it can’t always do that.
Trump wants to do something about Chicago gun violence. But experts say his likely approach would make things worse.
The discovery of human-Neanderthal mating is changing our understanding of what it means to be human.
It’s impossible to understand the country without knowing who’s been kept out, who’s been let in, and how they’ve been treated once they arrive.
Washington’s muddled hostage policy has left an American family in the hands of the Taliban.
Across the West, a new kind of far-right politics is rising — beginning one of the most important ideological battles of the 21st century.
Obama’s drug war legacy is underappreciated. But it now hangs in the balance — thanks to Trump.
Obama was far from perfect, but advocates say he was the most pro-LGBTQ president of all time.
The hours are crazy, and the pay is bad — but there are moments when you really get to help people.