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Some health plans in Massachusetts are putting tighter limits on painkiller prescriptions. Others are hiring their own social workers to help customers who struggle with opioid abuse quit for good.

The PEN/Allen award is given annually to big-name authors who embody the organization's mission "to oppose repression in any form." Rowling is a frequent target — and vocal opponent — of censorship.

Beth Willon of KQED looks at the technological race between the NFL and the people who make counterfeit tickets and merchandise.

Foodborne illness investigators at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies have identified the source of a Listeria outbreak that sickened 12 people and led to one death.

The people in a tiny town in Greenland manage to stay (reasonably) happy even without the sun. But they're sure glad to have it back.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Amr Hamzawy, visiting scholar at Stanford University, about the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. He describes a political climate similar to five years ago.

A 2012 New Jersey law was meant to help juries discern factors that make eyewitness testimony strong versus weak. But research suggests a judge's instructions make jurors discount all such testimony.

It doesn't matter if they get 3 inches or 3 feet of snow — schools in Indiana can bring students into a virtual classroom if their physical classrooms shut down.

The post from New York read: for $200, stay in Snowpocalypse's most desirable getaway. The catch? It was an Igloo — hand-built from fresh snow. Airbnb removed the post.

Bernie Sanders said he would raise taxes to pay for his health care plan, while Hillary Clinton emphatically explained her plans and experience to young Sanders supporters.