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Melinda McDowell sought treatment for her addiction to meth. She started taking the medication naltrexone and has been sober for more than a year now.

A Medication To Treat Meth Addiction? Some Take A New Look At Naltrexone

Methamphetamine addiction is growing fast, but there's no approved medication to treat it. Now, some clinicians and researchers are experimenting with a drug used for opioid and alcohol addiction.

Syrian Refugees Who Resettled In Turkey May Have To Move Again

Turkish troops invaded northern Syria after the U.S. moved troops out of their way. Turkey says it might move more than a million Syrians back over the border into the "safe zone" it's creating.

Classical Music Highlight: Brahms' First And Last Piano Trio

Late in his career, Brahms revisited his Piano Trio, Op. 8, and made some changes, so technically it's also his last piano trio. Today we'll enjoy the…

Lamont’s New Transportation Plan Calls For Tolls At 14 Bridges

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is expected to announce details of his revised $21 billion transportation plan Thursday. It is expected to identify…

Likely Scallop Die-Off Raises Concerns On Long Island

Scallop season started this week, but fisheries on eastern Long Island say scallops in the Peconic Bay may have died off over the summer.Roger Tollefsen,…

Affordable Housing On Long Island Gets Boost From New York State

New York State will provide $300,000 to help preserve affordable housing on Long Island.The funding comes from Attorney General Letitia James’ office and…

Indonesians independently carry out fumigation in their neighborhood to eradicate the larvae of mosquitoes that cause dengue fever. A new vaccine to prevent dengue may be on the horizon.

There's A Promising New Vaccine For One Of The World's Top Health Threats

Dengue afflicts nearly 400 million people worldwide every year, but a vaccine has remained elusive. New research offers a path forward.

Congress has approved the first law making severe animal abuse a federal crime, in a move that Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., calls "a milestone for pet owners and animal lovers across the country."

Animal Cruelty As A Federal Crime: Trump Is Expected To Sign Bill Passed By Congress

The PACT Act would be the first national law making severe animal cruelty and torture illegal. An earlier law only banned videos of such acts.

Aid workers dish up rice and stew to refugees at the Gawilan camp in northern Iraq. The camp has accommodated nearly 2,000 new arrivals in the past month.

Syrian Kurdish Refugees Say Kurdish Forces Tried To Prevent Them From Fleeing To Iraq

"They told us, even if you stand here for 100 years, we are not going to let you cross," one refugee who made it to an Iraqi camp tells NPR. Many have resorted to paying smugglers to help them cross.

Augustine of Hippo was among those in the Catholic Church who championed its eventual rejection of intrafamily marriages, which researchers say may have paved the way for a breakdown of extended family networks in Western Europe.

Western Individualism May Have Roots In The Medieval Church's Obsession With Incest

Researchers combed Vatican archives to find records of how ancient church policies restricting whom one could marry shaped Western values and family structures today.

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